
好词典

源自拉丁语 'in-' (不) + 'convenientia' (方便),14世纪后期进入英语。
❶ 指某事带来的麻烦或不方便,让人感到不适或需要额外努力才能完成。
“The road closure caused great inconvenience to the local residents.”
(道路封闭给当地居民带来了极大的不便。)
“I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”
(对于可能造成的任何不便,我深表歉意。)
❶ 给某人带来麻烦或不方便,通常用于礼貌表达歉意或说明情况。
“I hope I'm not inconveniencing you by arriving early.”
(我希望提前到达没有给您带来不便。)
“The construction work will inconvenience pedestrians for about two weeks.”
(施工工程将给行人带来约两周的不便。)
put someone to inconvenience — 给某人带来麻烦或不便,通常用于表达歉意或承认造成了困扰。
“I don't want to put you to any inconvenience, so I'll take a taxi.”
(我不想给您添麻烦,所以我会坐出租车。)
at the inconvenience of — 以...为代价,给...带来不便,表示某事是通过牺牲便利性实现的。
“The store stayed open late at the inconvenience of its employees.”
(商店营业到很晚,给员工带来了不便。)