unpersuasive

/ʌnpɚswˈeɪsɪv/ adj

Not persuasive

Word Origin Persuade comes from Latin per- 'thoroughly' and suadere 'to urge' — so to persuade is to thoroughly urge someone. Unpersuasive means not convincing. The root suadere also gives us dissuade (urge away), suasion (the act of urging), and assuage (to soften, from ad- + suavis 'sweet' — different root but similar sound). So persuasion is sweet-talking.

adj Not persuasive

His unpersuasive arguments failed to convince the skeptical audience.

(形容词) 缺乏说服力的;不能说服人的

他缺乏说服力的论点未能让持怀疑态度的观众信服。

(adjetivo) poco convincente; no convincente; poco persuasivo [No persuasivo; poco convincente.]

Sus argumentos poco convincentes no lograron persuadir al público escéptico.

(adjectif) peu convaincant; non convaincant [Qui n'est pas persuasif ; qui ne parvient pas à convaincre.]

Ses arguments unpersuasive n'ont pas convaincu le public sceptique.

(Adjektiv) unüberzeugend [nicht überzeugend; ohne die Fähigkeit, andere zu einer bestimmten Meinung oder Handlung zu bewegen.]

Seine **unpersuasive** Argumente konnten das skeptische Publikum nicht überzeugen.

(形容詞) 説得力がない、人を納得させる力がない。

彼の説得力のない議論は、懐疑的な聴衆を納得させることに失敗した。

(adjetivo) não persuasivo; inconvincente; pouco convincente [Não persuasivo; que não convence.]

Seus argumentos nada persuasivos não conseguiram convencer o público cético.

Word parts: un + persuade + ive

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