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If a place is uninhabitable, people cannot live there. Not 'do not want to' — cannot. Something makes it impossible: no water, no air, poison, radiation, cold, or a building so damaged that it is unsafe to sleep in.
If a place is uninhabitable如果一個地方uninhabitable people cannot live there人就不能住在那裡 Not 'do not want to'不是「不想住」 — cannot而是「不能住」 Something makes it impossible是有什麼東西讓人根本不可能住 no water, no air, poison, radiation, cold像沒有水、沒有空氣、有毒、有輻射、太冷 or a building so damaged that it is unsafe to sleep in或是建築物損壞到睡在裡面不安全
You will meet it in two very different places. First, in news about disasters and housing: after the earthquake, half the flats were declared uninhabitable — that is an official word, said by inspectors and insurance companies, and it has legal weight. Second, in science writing about planets and climate: Venus is uninhabitable; parts of the world may become uninhabitable if temperatures keep rising.
You will meet it in two very different places你會在兩個很不一樣的地方遇到這個字 First, in news about disasters and housing第一個是關於災難和房屋的新聞裡 after the earthquake, half the flats were declared uninhabitable地震過後一半的公寓被宣告uninhabitable（不適人居） that is an official word, said by inspectors and insurance companies這是檢查員和保險公司會用的官方用語 and it has legal weight而且具有法律效力 Second, in science writing about planets and climate第二個是在講行星和氣候的科學文章裡 Venus is uninhabitable金星是uninhabitable的 parts of the world may become uninhabitable if temperatures keep rising如果氣溫持續升高世界上有些地方可能會變得不適人居
In both cases the word is about the place, not about anyone in particular. People sometimes stretch it as a joke — 'my brother's room is uninhabitable' — and everyone understands that this is an , which is exactly why it is funny.
In both cases the word is about the place這兩種情況這個字講的都是地方本身 not about anyone in particular而不是特定的某個人 People sometimes stretch it as a joke人們有時候會開玩笑地誇大使用 'my brother's room is uninhabitable'像'my brother's room is uninhabitable'（我弟的房間根本不能住人） and everyone understands that this is an exaggeration大家都明白這是誇張的說法 which is exactly why it is funny而這正是好笑的地方
組成un-（不）＋ inhabit（居住）＋ -able（可以…的）。inhabit 來自拉丁文 habitāre「住」，本身又和 habēre「持有、保有」有關——住在某處，就是長久地「握著」那個地方。
同家族的字
- inhabitto live in a place — the verb underneath
- inhabitantthe person who lives there
- habitatthe place an animal or plant lives, same habitāre
- habitfrom Latin habēre 'to have, to hold' — a thing you keep doing
原始詞典資料1 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。
uninhabitableadj/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
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Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.
- The earthquake left many homes in the area uninhabitable.
- Though this island seem to be desert,— […] Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,—
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。