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词汇 inappropriate
释义 inappropriate
adjective
uk /ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ us /ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət/
C1
unsuitable: 不适合的;不恰当的
inappropriate forHis casual behaviour was wholly inappropriate for such a formal occasion.他随便的举止在这样正式的场合十分不恰当。
inappropriate (for someone) to do somethingI think it would be inappropriate (for you) to invite her to a party so soon after her husband's death.我认为(你)在她丈夫刚去世不久便邀请她参加聚会是不合适的。
Synonyms
improper(WRONG)formal
irregular(RULE)formal
unacceptable
unbecoming
ungentlemanly
unladylike
unprofessional
unsuitable
Opposite
appropriate
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unsuitable and unacceptable
amiss
be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
beneath your dignityidiom
beyond
beyond the paleidiom
incorrectly
indecent
ineligibility
ineligible
infelicitous
raffish
raffishly
raffishness
room
silly
unsuitable
unsuitably
unsuited
unsupportable
unwarrantable

Related words


inappropriately
inappropriateness

inappropriate | American Dictionary


inappropriate
adjective
us/ˌɪn·əˈproʊ·pri·ət/
unsuitable, esp. for the particular time, place, or situation:
His casual clothes were inappropriate for such a formal occasion.

inappropriately


adverbus/ˌɪn·əˈproʊ·pri·ət·li/
an effort to stop them spending money inappropriately

inappropriate | Business English


inappropriate
adjective
uk /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət/us
not suitable for a particular situation or person:
inappropriate for sb/sthHe had investments in a property company and six media shareholdings - all of which were deemed inappropriate for a BBC director general.
inappropriate for sb to do sthIt is entirely inappropriate for fast food chains to be linked to sport.
completely/totally/wholly inappropriate
inappropriate action/behaviour/conduct

inappropriately


adverb
The report said the company had never acted inappropriately.

inappropriateness


noun[ U ]
the inappropriateness of her conduct

Examples of inappropriate


inappropriate
The first is that the measures of depressive symptoms and hopelessness were inappropriate.
It leads to the architect setting inappropriate design targets.
Indications for surgery were considered appropriate in 59% of cases, uncertain in 32%, and inappropriate in 8%, mainly in the osteoarthritis group.
The panel was uncertain about the appropriateness of 334 (32.4%) of the interventions, and they considered 86 (8.3%) to be inappropriate.
No cases were found to be inappropriate in the fracture or the revision groups, and the percentage of cases judged to be uncertain was low.
Consequently, the emphasis on speed as a deciding factor between algorithms may be inappropriate.
A service provider might well have organised the information by provider, and judged residential care establishments as inappropriate to an accommodation guide.
The static cognitive neuropsychology framework is not in principle inappropriate for the study of developmental disorders.
Nonparametric statistical tests were considered inappropriate, because they do not test differences in arithmetic means (1).
Nonparametric statistical tests were considered inappropriate because they do not test differences in arithmetic means (2).
That is, based on the test results, it is inappropriate to group expansions and contraction into a common regime definition such as extraordinary periods.
The utterances are considered inappropriate in contexts of joyful commemoration and reminiscence.
Only this makes it possible for farmers to take corrective action without additional strain on producers' economy and on the environment through inappropriate production methods.
A failure to do so may lead to an inappropriate interpretation of the information contained in monetary developments.
This step may be difficult to reproduce, especially for panels using the more standard appropriate/inappropriate rating scale.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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