| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_not-liking-or-being-pleasant-towards-others |
| 释义 | not liking or being pleasant towards othersThese words all refer to not liking people or being friendly to people. Unfriendly is one of the most common words for this. It can be used of people, groups, or animals who do not like and do not want to be around others. The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous. Our new neighbour is quite unfriendly. Watch out, my dog is rather unfriendly! The opposite of unfriendly is friendly. He offered me a friendly smile. I thought she was friendly and very pleasant. For more opposites of unfriendly, see the article at friend. There are many words to describe people who are unfriendly and do not show kindness or care to others. If someone is unfriendly and does not show much emotion, you can say they, or the things they do, are cool or cold. Cool and cold are usually used in written contexts, but cold has an informal use that is common in speech. She was very cool towards his new wife. He got a very cool reception from the ambassador. She's a cold, heartless woman. The building was a cold and unwelcoming place. informalThey left without saying goodbye? That's cold. In more formal or literary contexts, you can use the adjectives icy, glacial, or frosty to refer to someone whose behaviour is extremely unfriendly in an unfeeling way. He gave me an icy stare. Her reception of him was glacial. He gave the neighbour's misbehaving children a frosty look before going indoors. The opposite of cold and cool is warm. She had an open and warm personality. For more opposites of cool or cold, see the article at affectionate. Distant has a similar use to cool and cold, but emphasizes that a person is unfriendly because they do not show or seem to share another person's emotions. My father was very distant, but I suppose all men of his generation were. Someone who is remote is unfriendly because they are not interested in other people. Remote is used in literature and writing more than it is used in speech. Her manner was remote and intimidating. Another word for this that appears mostly in writing is aloof. The dowager was aloof and uninterested in conversation. In informal contexts, you can call a person who is unfriendly and too formal standoffish. In UK English, you can also use offish. Now is not the time to be so standoffish. UKShe's the more offish of the two sisters. If someone is unfriendly and sad, you can say they are dour. He's a dour old man who enjoys nothing more than complaining. Sour is a more informal word for someone who is unfriendly and easily annoyed. You can also call them prickly. Don't be so sour - cheer up and join the party! He's normally easy-going, but if you ask him about his ex-wife, he gets rather prickly. If someone opposes someone or something and is very unfriendly in doing so, you can call them or their actions hostile or antagonistic. These are both used more in writing than in speech. The opposition candidate is quite hostile to the current Parliament. Hostile critics sunk the film on its opening weekend. He was dismissed for being combative and antagonistic towards his supervisor. |
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