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incongruous adj.不协调的；不一致的；前后不一的 (1) 一个与礼貌谈话不相协调的玩笑。(2) 他们的行为与信奉的原则不一致。(3) 和恐怖分子进行谈判不符合国家政策。(4) 他私下的见解和公开的谈话相矛盾。 If we break it down into its Latin roots, incongruous is formed by adding in, meaning “not," to congruous, which means “suitable, proper.” So, something that is incongruous is "not suitable or proper" — in other words, not in harmony with everything else. That's why burping at the dinner table could be called incongruous behavior: it's not proper and certainly doesn't go well with the main course.

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英 [ɪn'kɒŋɡruəs] 美 [ɪn'kɑːŋɡruəs] (1) A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.(2) Their acts are incongruous with their principles.(3) Negotiating with terrorists is incongruous with national policy.(4) His private opinions were incongruous with his public statements. Something that's incongruous is inconsistent or incompatible with something else. Remember that Sesame Street song "One of these things is not like the other"? They were talking about that one thing being incongruous. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不合适的；不和谐的；不相称的 Someone or something that is incongruous seems strange when considered together with other aspects of a situation.   [FORMAL 正式]She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform...她又小又弱，穿一身军装看起来很不协调。The Indian temple is an incongruous sight in the Welsh border country.坐落在威尔士边界乡村里的印度庙宇看上去相当突兀。incongruously...buildings perched incongruously in a high green valley.楼房突兀地耸立在高高的绿色山谷里

英语单词	incongruous
英美音标	英 [ɪn'kɒŋɡruəs] 美 [ɪn'kɑːŋɡruəs]
中文释义	adj.不协调的；不一致的；前后不一的
英语例句	(1) A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation. (2) Their acts are incongruous with their principles. (3) Negotiating with terrorists is incongruous with national policy. (4) His private opinions were incongruous with his public statements.
中文例句	(1) 一个与礼貌谈话不相协调的玩笑。 (2) 他们的行为与信奉的原则不一致。 (3) 和恐怖分子进行谈判不符合国家政策。 (4) 他私下的见解和公开的谈话相矛盾。
vocabulary简明	Something that's incongruous is inconsistent or incompatible with something else. Remember that Sesame Street song "One of these things is not like the other"? They were talking about that one thing being incongruous.
vocabulary扩展	If we break it down into its Latin roots, incongruous is formed by adding in, meaning “not," to congruous, which means “suitable, proper.” So, something that is incongruous is "not suitable or proper" — in other words, not in harmony with everything else. That's why burping at the dinner table could be called incongruous behavior: it's not proper and certainly doesn't go well with the main course.
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]不合适的；不和谐的；不相称的 Someone or something that is incongruous seems strange when considered together with other aspects of a situation. [FORMAL 正式] She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform... 她又小又弱，穿一身军装看起来很不协调。 The Indian temple is an incongruous sight in the Welsh border country. 坐落在威尔士边界乡村里的印度庙宇看上去相当突兀。 incongruously ...buildings perched incongruously in a high green valley. 楼房突兀地耸立在高高的绿色山谷里

Incongruous 英 ɪn'kɒŋɡruəs] 美 ɪn'kɑːŋɡruəs Adj.不协调的；不一致的；前后不一的 Joke Polite Conversation