unenviable
英 [ʌn'envɪəb(ə)l]
美[ʌn'ɛnvɪəbl]
- adj. 不值得羡慕的，不值得嫉妒的
英英释意
- 1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
- "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
- "an awkward pause followed his remark"
- "a sticky question"
- "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
- 2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy;
- "unenviable notoriety"