一味

• 병음: yī wèi
• 한자 분석: 一 = one (single); 味 = 口 + 未 (mouth + not yet — what the mouth has not yet fully tasted; by extension, flavour/savour)

뜻

무작정; 고집스럽게 한길로만

A formal adverb with a distinctly negative connotation. It criticises unreflective, obstinate behaviour — one-track thinking that ignores feedback or nuance. Common constructions: 一味地、不能一味地、不应一味追求. Often contrasted with more flexible or rational alternatives.

예문

1. 教育专家指出，家长一味地给孩子报各种兴趣班，并不能真正促进其全面发展，反而可能适得其反。
2. 面对团队成员的合理建议，管理者不应一味坚持己见，而应以开放的心态认真评估每一条反馈。
3. 部分企业在转型过程中一味追求规模扩张，却忽视了核心竞争力的构建，最终陷入了增收不增利的困境。

사용 가이드

맥락: criticism, education, management, policy

어조: critical

올바른 표현

• 城市规划部门不能一味追求建设速度与视觉形象工程，而应将长期宜居性、生态可持续性与公共服务配套的均衡布局置于优先考量的位置。(Urban planning departments cannot blindly pursue construction speed and visual prestige projects; they should instead place long-term liveability, ecological sustainability, and the balanced distribution of public services at the forefront of their considerations.)
• 在面对客户投诉时，客服人员一味道歉而不采取实质性解决行动，非但不能平息客户的不满情绪，往往还会进一步加深其对企业诚意的质疑。(When handling customer complaints, customer service staff who do nothing but apologise without taking substantive remedial action not only fail to defuse the customer's dissatisfaction but often further deepen their doubts about the company's sincerity.)

피해야 할 표현

• 他一味地努力工作 — 一味 carries a negative connotation of blind, unreflective persistence; applying it to positive behaviour like hard work is contradictory; use 一心一意地、全力以赴地 for admirable single-mindedness

기원과 역사

一 (one/single) + 味 (flavour/ingredient/aspect) — originally a culinary metaphor: using only one ingredient/flavour without variation; extended to mean 'in only one mode/direction, without diversification or reflection'

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal