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单词 inapposite
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Definition of inapposite in English:

inapposite

adjective ɪnˈapəzɪtɪnˈæpəzɪt
  • Out of place; inappropriate.

    不合适的;不恰当的,不相称的

    the Shakespearean allusions are inapposite

    引用莎士比亚的典故并不恰当。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Paddy Cunneen's music, screechily inapposite Irish jigs scraped out on one or two instruments, is as unhelpful as the by-now-clichéd Edwardian costuming.
    • The ‘Duchess of Doom’ seems like an inapposite moniker for one whose accent is more the English south coast than south Kensington and whose blonde, good looks radiate charm.
    • Since the proposals were to be made in secret, and not in full glare of the Arab world, the UN floor would seem a highly inapposite point of discussion.
    • To these ludicrous features was added an intense and seemingly inapposite pride in his native country.
    • But while allowing that his book is superior in almost every way to your average music journalism, I wonder whether in choosing such an inapposite subject Ricks is not throwing into question the value of academic scrutiny.
    • It is, of course, axiomatic that in this field we must be on our guard, when considering liability for damages in nuisance, not to draw inapposite conclusions from cases concerned only with a claim for an injunction.
    • Indeed, the test, it can be argued, is inapposite in many cases.
    • The use of the phrase ‘subject to licence’ is not wholly inapposite since it marks the need for the assignee to have a formal licence as part of his documents of title.
    • He insisted that the data supplied by the claimants rested ‘on surmise and inapposite extrapolations from animal studies and industrial accidents’.
    • It made me wonder what criticism was, or reviewing: perhaps the saying of inapposite things in uninteresting ways.
    Synonyms
    inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt, out of place, infelicitous, misplaced, misguided, ill-considered, ill-judged, ill-advised
    irrelevant, immaterial, not germane, not pertinent, inapplicable
    rare impertinent

Derivatives

  • inappositely

  • adverbɪnˈapəzɪtliɪnˈæpəzətli
    • Whether this rumour was true or not, Ceausescu certainly left his mark on the city of Bucharest with the construction of the inappositely named People's Palace.
  • inappositeness

  • noun
    • There is also a certain inappositeness in the timing of this revival.

Definition of inapposite in US English:

inapposite

adjectiveɪnˈæpəzɪtinˈapəzit
  • Out of place; inappropriate.

    不合适的;不恰当的,不相称的

    the Shakespearean allusions are inapposite

    引用莎士比亚的典故并不恰当。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He insisted that the data supplied by the claimants rested ‘on surmise and inapposite extrapolations from animal studies and industrial accidents’.
    • But while allowing that his book is superior in almost every way to your average music journalism, I wonder whether in choosing such an inapposite subject Ricks is not throwing into question the value of academic scrutiny.
    • The ‘Duchess of Doom’ seems like an inapposite moniker for one whose accent is more the English south coast than south Kensington and whose blonde, good looks radiate charm.
    • It made me wonder what criticism was, or reviewing: perhaps the saying of inapposite things in uninteresting ways.
    • Indeed, the test, it can be argued, is inapposite in many cases.
    • Since the proposals were to be made in secret, and not in full glare of the Arab world, the UN floor would seem a highly inapposite point of discussion.
    • To these ludicrous features was added an intense and seemingly inapposite pride in his native country.
    • The use of the phrase ‘subject to licence’ is not wholly inapposite since it marks the need for the assignee to have a formal licence as part of his documents of title.
    • It is, of course, axiomatic that in this field we must be on our guard, when considering liability for damages in nuisance, not to draw inapposite conclusions from cases concerned only with a claim for an injunction.
    • Paddy Cunneen's music, screechily inapposite Irish jigs scraped out on one or two instruments, is as unhelpful as the by-now-clichéd Edwardian costuming.
    Synonyms
    inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt, out of place, infelicitous, misplaced, misguided, ill-considered, ill-judged, ill-advised
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