Not believable — describing something that tries to make you believe it, and fails. An unconvincing excuse, an unconvincing smile, an unconvincing argument, unconvincing evidence. Notice what all of those have in common: each one is an attempt. The word does not simply mean 'false'; it means the attempt did not land.

Not believable不可信 describing something that tries to make you believe it, and fails形容一個試圖讓你相信、卻沒有成功的東西 An unconvincing excuse, an unconvincing smile, an unconvincing argument, unconvincing evidence像an unconvincing excuse（沒有說服力的藉口）、an unconvincing smile（不自然的微笑）、an unconvincing argument（站不住腳的論點）、unconvincing evidence（沒有說服力的證據） Notice what all of those have in common: each one is an attempt注意這些例子的共通點：它們都是一種嘗試 The word does not simply mean 'false'; it means the attempt did not land這個字的意思不只是「假的」，而是那個嘗試沒有成功

In fact something unconvincing can be perfectly true and still sound wrong, which is why English speakers reach for this word when they want to criticise without calling anyone a liar. That makes it a very useful polite weapon — a reviewer writes 'the ending is unconvincing', a boss says 'I find that explanation unconvincing', and nobody has had to say the word 'lie'.

In fact something unconvincing can be perfectly true and still sound wrong事實上一件unconvincing的事可以是完全真實的，卻聽起來就是不對勁 which is why English speakers reach for this word when they want to criticise without calling anyone a liar這也是為什麼英語使用者想批評，卻不想指控別人說謊時，會用這個字 That makes it a very useful polite weapon這讓它成為一個很好用的委婉武器 a reviewer writes 'the ending is unconvincing', a boss says 'I find that explanation unconvincing', and nobody has had to say the word 'lie'影評人會寫「the ending is unconvincing結局沒有說服力」，老闆會說「I find that explanation unconvincing我覺得那個解釋沒有說服力」，誰都不用說出「謊言」這個詞

Two extra uses worth knowing. In sport, a team can win unconvincingly — they got the result, but nobody believes they are strong. And in acting, an unconvincing performance means you never forgot you were watching an actor.

Two extra uses worth knowing還有兩個值得知道的額外用法 In sport, a team can win unconvincingly在體育裡，一支隊伍可以贏得unconvincingly（沒有說服力） they got the result, but nobody believes they are strong他們拿到了勝利，但沒有人相信他們真的實力堅強 And in acting, an unconvincing performance means you never forgot you were watching an actor而在表演裡，an unconvincing performance（沒有說服力的表演）意思是你一直沒忘記自己在看一個演員演戲