unpleasantry
UKʌnˈplezntriUSʌnˈplezntri
Meaning
1n.
不礼貌的言行；冒犯的话语
Usage
The meeting was concluded without a single unpleasantry.
会议在没有任何不愉快的情况下结束了。
He muttered some unpleasantry under his breath as he left the room.
他离开房间时，低声嘟囔了些冒犯的话。
Her attempt at humor was perceived as an unpleasantry by the audience.
她试图幽默的举动被观众认为是一种失礼的言行。
Etymology
unpleasantry 诞生于18世纪，是 pleasantry（幽默、打趣）的反义词。其结构清晰地反映了含义：前缀 un- 直接否定了词根 pleasant（愉快）所表达的积极特质，后缀 -ry 则将这种否定的性质具体化为一种行为或言论。因此，它的词义逻辑就是从“令人不愉快的行为”自然演变为专指“失礼的言行或冒犯的话”。