➡ See also the entries for unjustified and unofficial另見unjustified條和unofficial條irrational ♦︎ illogical ♦︎ unfounded ♦︎ groundless ♦︎ unconfirmed ♦︎ unsubstantiated ♦︎ unsupported ♦︎ unscientificThese words all describe things that are not based on any good reason or evidence.這些詞均表示無理由的、無根據的、未經證實的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an irrational / illogical fear◆an unfounded / a groundless / an unsubstantiated / an unsupported claim / allegation / assertion◆an unfounded / a groundless / an unsubstantiated accusation / charge◆an unfounded / an unconfirmed / an unsubstantiated rumour◆an unfounded / unconfirmed / unsubstantiated story / report◆totally irrational / illogical / unfounded / groundless / unsubstantiated / unsupported / unscientific◆completely irrational / unfounded / groundless / unsubstantiated / unsupported◆largely unfounded / groundless / unsupported■irrational ɪˈræʃənl not based on, or not using, clear logical thought不合邏輯的;沒有道理的◆These are just irrational fears.這些只是無端的恐懼。◆You're being irrational.你不可理喻。OPPrational ⇨ rational▸irrationally
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◆to behave irrationally表現得沒有理性■illogical ɪˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmEɪˈlɑːdʒɪklnot sensible or thought out in a logical way悖理的;不合邏輯的◆From all this evidence he drew a strange and illogical conclusion.僅憑這條證據,他竟得出了一個奇怪的、不合情理的結論。OPPlogical ⇨ rational▸illogically
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◆He felt illogically that somehow he was responsible for the disaster.他無端地覺得他就該爲這場災難負責。NOTE辨析 Irrational or illogical?In some cases you can use either word.在有些情況下這兩個詞可以通用◆an irrational / illogical fear of insects對昆蟲的無端恐懼Irrational emphasizes that there is no good reason for sth; illogical suggests that sb has used a false line of reasoning from facts that do not in fact support their reasoning. A person can be irrational but not 'be illogical'. * irrational強調某事沒有充分的理由,illogical意指沒有道理或證據不充分。可以說sb is irrational,但不能說sb is illogical◆You're being illogical.■unfoundednot based on fact or any good reason無端的;沒理由的;莫須有的◆I was pleased to discover that my fears were unfounded.發現自己的擔憂毫無道理,我很高興。◆I dismissed the story as unfounded speculation.我認爲這種說法純屬無稽之談。■groundlessnot based on any good reason無理由的;無根據的◆Most of his worries proved to be groundless.他的大部分憂慮證明是毫無道理的。◆They denied what they called completely groundless allegations.他們否認了他們稱之爲毫無根據的指控。NOTE辨析 Unfounded or groundless?In many cases you can use either word.在許多情況下這兩個詞可以通用◆unfounded / groundless claims / allegations / accusations / fears / worries毫無根據的說法/指控/控告/擔心/憂慮However, groundless is not used to talk about things that ought to be based on fact rather than reasons.不過,groundless指沒有理由,不指沒有事實依據◆groundless stories/reports/rumours/speculation■unconfirmedthat has not yet been proved to be true未經證實的◆Unconfirmed reports stated that at least six people had died.未經證實的報道稱至少有六人喪生。■unsubstantiatedˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieɪtɪd (formal) not proved to be true by evidence未經證實的◆There were unsubstantiated rumours of abuse at the prison.未經證實的傳言稱監獄裏存在虐待行爲。■unsupportednot proved to be true by evidence未經證實的◆Their claims are unsupported by any research findings.他們的說法並未得到任何研究結果的證實。NOTE辨析 Unsubstantiated or unsupported?There is no real difference in meaning between these words. Unsubstantiated is more formal and is more often used before a noun; unsupported is more often used after a linking verb in the phrase sth is unsupported by the evidence/findings, etc.這兩個詞在含義上沒有實質差别。unsubstantiated較正式,多用在名詞前;unsupported多用在sth is unsupported by the evidence/findings等短語中。■unscientific (oftendisapproving) not done in a careful, logical way, according to scientific principles不科學的;非科學的;違背科學方法的◆Their approach to the problem was very unscientific.他們解決問題的方式很不科學。OPPscientific ⇨ rational
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