amateurish
amateurish — 形容詞
1. made or carried out so poorly that the result feels like the work of an untraine
外行的；粗糙
做得粗糙不專業，像新手而非行家做的
made or carried out so poorly that the result feels like the work of an untrained beginner rather than a paid expert; often used disapprovingly about something that was meant to look polished.
Renata thought the wedding video looked amateurish, with shaky shots and bad lighting.
Renata 覺得那支婚禮錄影看起來很外行，畫面晃動、燈光也很糟。
look + amateurish describing visible poor quality
The judges called Yara's first painting amateurish but praised her bold use of colour.
評審說 Yara 的第一幅畫作技巧生疏，但稱讚她大膽的用色。
call + object + amateurish for critical judgement
Critics dismissed the film as an amateurish attempt to copy famous Japanese horror movies.
影評把這部片貶為業餘水準的作品，只是想模仿著名的日本恐怖片。
amateurish + attempt collocation
Mr. Davies was embarrassed by his own amateurish drawing of the company's new logo.
Davies 先生對自己幫公司新標誌畫的草稿感到丟臉，覺得太外行了。
attributive use before a noun
Although the band practised for months, their opening song still came across as amateurish to the audience.
雖然樂團練了好幾個月，他們的開場曲在觀眾聽來還是很外行。
come across as amateurish predicative pattern
- look amateurish
- sound amateurish
- amateurish attempt
- amateurish performance
- amateurish effort
- amateurish production
- unprofessional
broader; covers behaviour and ethics, not just skill quality
- clumsy
stresses awkward execution rather than lack of training
- shoddy
emphasises careless, low-quality work; often about goods
- crude
rough and unrefined, sometimes deliberately so
- professional
done with paid-expert skill and polish
- polished
smooth, finished, free of obvious flaws
- skilful
showing clear ability and training
文法句型
look / sound / seem + amateurish
amateurish + noun (attempt, performance, work)
用法筆記
Almost always disapproving. Subject is usually a piece of work, performance, or product — not a person directly; we say 'his writing is amateurish', rarely 'he is amateurish'. Distinguish from 'amateur' (adj./noun, neutral: 'an amateur photographer' simply means unpaid).
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- rather amateurish
- decidedly amateurish
- somewhat amateurish
- painfully amateurish
常用片語
- look amateurish
- sound amateurish
- come across as amateurish
- feel amateurish
介系詞搭配
- amateurish in execution
- amateurish in approach