| 单词 | unaccustomed |
| 释义 | unaccustomed (once / 1383 pages) adj If you're unaccustomed to something, you're not used to it. When you're unaccustomed to riding a horse, it might take a while to get the hang of staying in the saddle. An unaccustomed knock on the door might startle you and make your dog bark in alarm, and an unaccustomed bonus in your paycheck will come as a happy surprise. You might feel awkward having tea with a princess in a palace if you're unaccustomed to fine dining and dignified table manners. The prefix un here means "not," and it's combined with accustom, with its ultimate Latin root word consuetudinem, "habit, usage, practice, or custom." WORD FAMILYunaccustomed: unaccustomedly+/accustom: accustomed, accustoming, accustoms/accustomed: accustomedly, unaccustomed USAGE EXAMPLESUnaccustomed to such an overwhelming case of nerves, I was unable to continue. The New Yorker(Dec 14, 2016) It was Ireland’s first such killing in four years and stunned the residents of Cork, who are unaccustomed to such violence. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) Some employees have initially been nervous during the shadowing, unaccustomed to having the CEO staring over their shoulder. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj not habituated to; unfamiliar with unaccustomed to wearing suits Syn|Ant new unfamiliar unusedinfrequently exposed to accustomed (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to used to, wont toin the habit 2adj not customary or usual an unaccustomed pleasure many varieties of unaccustomed foods a new budget of unaccustomed austerity Syn unusual not usual or common or ordinary |
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