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 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 wordsinappropriately inappropriateness inappropriate | American Dictionaryinappropriate 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. inappropriatelyadverbus/ˌɪn·əˈproʊ·pri·ət·li/ an effort to stop them spending money inappropriately inappropriate | Business Englishinappropriate 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 inappropriatelyadverb The report said the company had never acted inappropriately. inappropriatenessnoun[ U ] the inappropriateness of her conduct Examples of inappropriateinappropriate 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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