unconscionable

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbl/
🔊/ʌnˈkɑːnʃənəbl/
[usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. (of an action, etc.行动等) so bad, immoral, etc. that it should make you feel ashamed违背良心的
    • It would be unconscionable for her to keep the money.她存钱对她来说是不合情理的。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. (often humorous) too great, large, long, etc.过分的;过于大(或多、长等)的 synonym excessive
    • You take an unconscionable amount of time getting dressed!您花费大量的时间穿衣服!
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from un- ‘not’ + obsolete conscionable, from conscience (interpreted as a plural) + -able.