unacceptably

/ˌənækˈsɛptəbɫi/ adv

Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.

Word Origin Accept is from Latin 'ad-' 'to' + 'capere' 'to take' — literally 'to take to oneself.' Unacceptably means 'in a manner not able to be taken in.' The root 'capere' is incredibly prolific: it gives us capture, captive, concept (take together), except (take out), receive (take back), and even anticipate (take before). The breakdown 'un+accept+able+ly' shows the layers of negation and ability.

adv Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.

The noise level in the library was unacceptably high for studying.

(副词) 不可接受地;难以接受地

图书馆的噪音水平高得令人无法接受,不适合学习。

(adverbio) inaceptablemente; de manera inaceptable; inadmisiblemente [Fuera de los límites de lo que generalmente se considera aceptable.]

El nivel de ruido en la biblioteca era **inaceptablemente** alto para estudiar.

(adverbe) inacceptablement; de manière inacceptable [D'une manière qui dépasse les limites de ce qui est jugé acceptable.]

Le niveau sonore dans la bibliothèque était inacceptablement élevé pour pouvoir étudier.

(Adverb) inakzeptabel; unannehmbar [Auf eine Weise, die allgemein als nicht akzeptabel oder inakzeptabel gilt.]

Der Lärmpegel in der Bibliothek war **unacceptably** hoch für konzentriertes Lernen.

(副詞) 一般的に許容される範囲を超えて、受け入れがたい程度に。

図書館の騒音のレベルは勉強するには許容できないほど高かった。

(advérbio) inaceitavelmente; de forma inaceitável; inadmissivelmente [Fora dos limites do que é geralmente considerado aceitável.]

O nível de ruído na biblioteca estava inaceitavelmente alto para estudar.

Word parts: un + accept + able + ly

Common collocations

high adj be verb of prep to prep level subst have verb in prep low adj long adj would verb number subst at prep

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