喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to hold this word: nothing is on your side. The wind blows against the boat, the market turns the week you open the shop, the reader closes your letter . Nobody has attacked you; the world has simply not leaned your way.

unfavourable 的核心畫面可以想成「沒有人站在你這邊」。風正好對著船吹。你開店那週市場剛好轉壞。對方看完你…更多收起unfavourable 的核心畫面可以想成「沒有人站在你這邊」。風正好對著船吹。你開店那週市場剛好轉壞。對方看完你的信，眉頭皺了一下。沒有人在攻擊你。只是情勢沒有往你這邊倒。favour 是偏向、給好意；前面加 un-，就是那份偏向沒有給你。

From the word’s history

From un- + favourable, so literally 'not leaning your way'.

Wiktionary 記為 un- + favourable。favour 的意思是好意、偏袒，也就是「傾向你這一邊」；加上 un- 之後，整個字就是「沒有傾向你這一邊」。不管講的是天氣還是評論，底下都是同一個「不偏向你」的動作。

Wiktionary 'unfavourable' etymology (kaikki extract, source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:968660300:18161)

Two branches

情勢不站在你這邊

不偏向你的是外在的世界：天氣、市場、風向、合約條件。

adjective · C2

Describing conditions, weather or circumstances that are not good for what you want to do, so that it becomes harder or less likely to go well.

不利的／條件不好的

評價不站在你這邊

不偏向你的換成人心：看的人、讀的人、用的人給出的評價是負面的。

adjective · C2

Showing that someone does not like or approve of something, as in a review, an opinion, a response or an impression.

負面的／不看好的

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unfavourableadj

  • 1

    Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.

    • The shade of a dense pine wood, is more unfavorable to the springing up of pines of the same species than of oaks within it.
    • About 200 guests were invited and entertained to lunch in the so-called booking hall at Waterloo; the contractors, Spiers & Pond Limited, were much praised for organising the repast, with attendant cloak room facilities, so well in such unfavourable surroundings.
  • 2

    Not auspicious; ill-boding.

    • Elizabeth was now most heartily sorry that she had, from the distress of the moment, been led to make Mr. Darcy acquainted with their fears for her sister; for since her marriage would so shortly give the proper termination to the elopement, they might hope to conceal its unfavourable beginning from all those who were not immediately on the spot.
    • The fact that the bride went through the ceremony without her bridal bouquet is looked upon by many as an unfavorable omen.
  • 3

    Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.

    • [Y]et the thing she most dreaded was to offend the gypsies, by betraying her extremely unfavourable opinion of them, [...]
  • 4

    Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

    • The wind was right under the land, the tide unfavorable.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。