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单词 untoward
释义 un·toward
\|ən.|t]ō(ə)rd, ]ȯ(ə)rd, ]ōəd, ]ȯ(ə)d also -tw] or -ntə|wȯ(ə)rd or -ntə|wȯ(ə)d\ adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + toward, adjective
1.
 a. : difficult to guide, manage, or influence : unruly
  < an untoward wife >
 b. : resistant to manipulation, treatment, or use
  < untoward land >
  < untoward material >
 c. archaic : awkward, ungraceful
2.
 a. : marked by or causing trouble or unhappiness : unfortunate, unlucky
  < the oppressive realities of an untoward life — Times Literary Supplement >
  < an untoward accident >
  < untoward circumstances plunged it into bankruptcy — American Guide Series: Oregon >
 b. : not favoring or assisting : adverse, unpropitious
  < have managed to make a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions — M.F.A.Montagu >
 c. : not usual or expected : out-of-the-way
  < untoward scrap losses — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell >
  < some untoward and amusing incident — Spectator >
3. : not in accordance with propriety : improper, indecorous
 < moving to curb the untoward enthusiasm of the standees — Irving Kolodin >
un·toward·ness noun
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