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单词 unconscionable
释义
unconscionableun‧con‧scion‧a‧ble /ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl $ -ˈkɑːn-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINunconscionable
Origin:
1500-1600 conscionable ‘acceptable’ (16-21 centuries), from conscion, taken as a singular form of conscience
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I think a "not guilty" verdict in this case would be unconscionable.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Attempts to reconcile these two decisions have expanded human ingenuity and expended an unconscionable amount of time, effort and paper.
  • He was fearless in his attacks on public figures whose actions he considered unconscionable.
  • It was also necessary to show unconscionable conduct etc.
  • The community is not bound to provide what is in effect a subsidy for unconscionable employers.
  • The defendants' conduct was not unconscionable, nor an interference with any legal or equitable right of the plaintiffs.
  • There were also the personal matters, which, as every young person knows, consume an unconscionable amount of time.
  • Yet almost every case brought by individuals against corporations requires the individual to battle these unconscionable costs and delays.
much more than is reasonable or acceptable:  The war caused an unconscionable amount of suffering.unconscionably adverb
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