| 英语单词 | inappropriate |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪnə'prəʊpriət] 美 [ˌɪnə'proʊpriət] |
| 中文释义 | adj.不适当的;不合宜的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Your bright red coat would be quite inappropriate for a funeral. (2) It is inappropriate simply to throw money at these problems. (3) He regrets his inappropriate remarks. (4) The saltiness of their language was inappropriate. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 你鲜艳的红大衣很不适合葬礼。 (2) 只是用钱去处理这些问题是不适当的。 (3) 他后悔自己说话不检点。 (4) 他们语言的尖锐泼辣是不恰当的。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The word "appropriate" means correct or proper and since the little prefix "in" turns its meaning around, something inappropriate is considered not proper or suitable. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Nowadays, it seems, anything goes. Yet good manners and standards prevail, and some things are simply inappropriate — such as taking a toddler to a violent movie, or making jokes at someone else's expense. You wouldn't show your future father-in-law naked pictures of his daughter or wear a bathing suit to a state dinner. Those actions are simply inappropriate. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不适用的;不适合的 Something that is inappropriate is not useful or suitable for a particular situation or purpose.
inappropriately
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不得体的;不合时宜的 If you say that someone's speech or behaviour in a particular situation is inappropriate, you are criticizing it because you think it is not suitable for that situation. [oft ADJ [disapproval]
inappropriately
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