2021-02-19 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด U – Unexceptional & unexceptionable
2021-02-19
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด U – Unexceptional & unexceptionable
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ออกเสียง unexceptional = ‘uhn-ik-SEP-shuh-nl’
ออกเสียง unexceptionable = ‘uhn-ik-SEP-shuh-nuh-buhl’
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
un′ex·cep′tion·a·bly adv.
Usage Note:
The adjectives unexceptionable and unexceptional
are sometimes confused.
Unexceptionable is derived from the word exception
in its sense "objection," as inthe idiom take exception.
Thus, unexceptionable means "not open to any objection":
"By the end of the 1930's ... the prohibition against makeup had been lifted, and powder, lipstick, mascara and rouge had become unexceptionable parts of the beauty arsenal" (Liesl Schillinger).
Unexceptional, in contrast, generally
means "not exceptional, not varying from the usual":
"His physical appearance must have been unexceptional, since few of those who knew him firsthand can recall anything about how he looked, other than the fact that he was small" (Daniel B. Silver).
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary
Unexceptionable = inoffensive,
= not likely to cause criticism or objections
Unexceptional = ordinary, run-of the-mill
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Unexceptional& unexceptionable
See EXCEPTIONABLE, EXCEPTIONAL,
to which the meanings of unexceptionable and unexceptional
are directly opposite.
“Tom is an adequate worker but only that; his record is fair but unexceptional,”
“Will has always worked hard; he has an unexceptionable record of accomplishment.”
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