喜樂美語
  1. 1aC1/ˌɪnəˈproʊpriət/不適當的

    Not suitable or right for a particular situation or purpose.

    示範例句 · Example

    Wearing slippers to a job interview would be inappropriate.

    逐字穿拖鞋去面試會是不適當的。

    inappropriate 就是 appropriate（合適的）加上 in-（不）：某件事「放錯場合、用錯地方」。重點不是它本身好或壞，而是「跟這個場合不搭」——同一句話在朋友間沒問題，在正式會議上就 inappropriate。常接 for＋人／場合：inappropriate for the occasion。

    常見搭配

    • inappropriate for something

      對某場合不適當

      not suitable for a situation or group

      The film is inappropriate for young children.

    • wholly/totally inappropriate

      完全不恰當

      completely unsuitable

      His remark was wholly inappropriate.

    • inappropriate behaviour

      不當行為

      actions not suitable for the setting

      Inappropriate behaviour is not allowed in class.

    意思相近

    unsuitableimproperunfittingout of place

core核心畫面

Not the right fit for this situation — like wearing beach clothes to a funeral. 'Appropriate' means matching what the moment calls for; the in- flips it: it doesn't match, it's out of place.

可以想成「跟這個場合不對盤」：像穿沙灘裝去參加喪禮那種不搭。appropriate 指的是「正好配得上這個場合所要求的」，前面加 in- 把它翻過來——配不上、放錯了地方。

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意思相近

unsuitableimproperunfittingout of place

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

inappropriateadj/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/

  • 1

    Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

    • It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
    • The violent movie is inappropriate for school.
  • 2

    informalImproper; adult; sexual.

    • kids saying inappropriate things
  • 3

    informal(of an action or thing) vile or unpleasant; repulsive.

    • Discrimination and abuse are examples of inappropriate actions.
  • 4

    informalToo vile.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。