unavailable
英 [ʌnə'veɪləb(ə)l]
美 ['ʌnə'veləbl]
助記提示
1、un- "not" + a- "to" (see ad-) + -vail- "be worth".
英文詞源
- unavailable (adj.)
- 1540s, "ineffectual," from un- (1) "not" + available. Meaning "incapable of being used" is recorded from 1855. Unavailing has taken up the older sense of the word.
雙語例句
- 1. Basic food products are frequently unavailable in the state shops.
- 在國營商店裏經常連一些基本食品都買不到。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Hicks is out of the country and so unavailable for comment.
- 希克斯先生目前不在國內，所以無法發表評論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Such luxuries are unavailable to ordinary people.
- 此等奢侈品普通百姓是難以獲得的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Her manuscript is unavailable.
- [美]她的稿件不擬采用.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable.
- 我唯一不滿的就是連一道主菜和一份甜點都沒有。
來自柯林斯例句