Definition of incongruous in English:

incongruous

adjective ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəsˌɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的
the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath
粗呢风雪大衣看起来与她里面穿的黑裙服不很协调。
Example sentencesExamples
- Pan-fried foie gras followed swiftly, served with roasted fresh figs and a rather incongruous glass of Sauternes.
- But this was all a tad incongruous in the surroundings of what looked like a converted garage.
- In the dream, his waking life seemed unreal and incongruous.
- Blackmore performs in a sartorial nightmare of clashing colours and incongruous items of clothing.
- The kitsch-Latino soundtrack is similarly apt and incongruous all at once.
- The result is a place which is rather incongruous, with only a small town centre surrounded by large numbers of houses.
- The spaghetti western mood was slightly dampened by an incongruous collection of artesania stalls in the square.
- Such a scenario appears incongruous, if not abhorrent, to many.
- The early tone of the picture is strangely incongruous with the horrifying turn of events at the end.
- And when drivers queue to allow a family of geese to amble across, it is one of those incongruous scenes which can only make you smile.
- Emma's miniskirt formed an incongruous addition to this parade of shapeless sack dresses, zip off trousers and sandals.
- So we have some jangly guitar songs with a dancefloor four four beat, some incongruous soft rock and then some straightforward house.
- The presence of Hollywood in this remote refugee camp seems incongruous.
- Critics argue the park itself is incongruous in a country where around half the population of 130m lives below the poverty line.
- The single pair of golden strappy high-heels nestling amongst my numerous black shoes does not look incongruous.
- In the end it was a victory for both the small punter and the world's leading book-maker, a slightly incongruous alliance.
- It was an incongruous mix: York drinkers, tourists and a movie crew, some from London and others from Los Angeles.
- It looks surprising and incongruous and somehow very British.
- When I read over it today it seemed utterly incongruous with my current frame of mind - a ranty tantrum almost.
- Having lived among it in its homeland though, US culture suddenly seems strangely incongruous here.
Synonyms
out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony
discordant, dissonant, conflicting, clashing, jarring, wrong, at odds, in opposition, contrary, contradictory, irreconcilable
strange, odd, absurd, bizarre, off-key, extraneous
informal like a fish out of water, sticking/standing out a mile
rare disconsonant
ill-matched, ill-assorted, mismatched, unharmonious, inconsistent, incompatible, different, dissimilar, contrasting, disparate, discrepant

Derivatives

incongruously

adverbɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəsli

In a way that is not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的
there is a basketball hoop hanging incongruously near the front of the stage
Example sentencesExamples
- Hotels, a golf course, casinos and even a reconstructed medieval French cloister are incongruously scattered on its 277 hectares.
- This magnificent building lauded as a perfect example of Art Deco, though it strikes one as incongruously European, counter balances the architecture of the Fort.
- She looks something like a Dutch flower-piece, with bunches of roses and freesias tied with ribbons to her sheepcrook and to her straw sunhat, the pink braid around its rim looking incongruously like a halo.

incongruousness

noun

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- 'not' + congruus 'agreeing, suitable', from the verb congruere) + -ous.

Definition of incongruous in US English:

incongruous

adjectiveˌɪnˈkɑŋɡruəsˌinˈkäNGɡro͞oəs

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的
the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath
粗呢风雪大衣看起来与她里面穿的黑裙服不很协调。
Example sentencesExamples
- The spaghetti western mood was slightly dampened by an incongruous collection of artesania stalls in the square.
- But this was all a tad incongruous in the surroundings of what looked like a converted garage.
- So we have some jangly guitar songs with a dancefloor four four beat, some incongruous soft rock and then some straightforward house.
- Blackmore performs in a sartorial nightmare of clashing colours and incongruous items of clothing.
- Having lived among it in its homeland though, US culture suddenly seems strangely incongruous here.
- In the dream, his waking life seemed unreal and incongruous.
- It was an incongruous mix: York drinkers, tourists and a movie crew, some from London and others from Los Angeles.
- The presence of Hollywood in this remote refugee camp seems incongruous.
- Such a scenario appears incongruous, if not abhorrent, to many.
- The single pair of golden strappy high-heels nestling amongst my numerous black shoes does not look incongruous.
- The early tone of the picture is strangely incongruous with the horrifying turn of events at the end.
- And when drivers queue to allow a family of geese to amble across, it is one of those incongruous scenes which can only make you smile.
- The kitsch-Latino soundtrack is similarly apt and incongruous all at once.
- Pan-fried foie gras followed swiftly, served with roasted fresh figs and a rather incongruous glass of Sauternes.
- It looks surprising and incongruous and somehow very British.
- Emma's miniskirt formed an incongruous addition to this parade of shapeless sack dresses, zip off trousers and sandals.
- When I read over it today it seemed utterly incongruous with my current frame of mind - a ranty tantrum almost.
- The result is a place which is rather incongruous, with only a small town centre surrounded by large numbers of houses.
- In the end it was a victory for both the small punter and the world's leading book-maker, a slightly incongruous alliance.
- Critics argue the park itself is incongruous in a country where around half the population of 130m lives below the poverty line.
Synonyms
out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony
ill-matched, ill-assorted, mismatched, unharmonious, inconsistent, incompatible, different, dissimilar, contrasting, disparate, discrepant

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- ‘not’ + congruus ‘agreeing, suitable’, from the verb congruere) + -ous.

单词	incongruous
释义	Definition of incongruous in English: incongruous adjective ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəsˌɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. 不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的 the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath 粗呢风雪大衣看起来与她里面穿的黑裙服不很协调。 Example sentencesExamples Pan-fried foie gras followed swiftly, served with roasted fresh figs and a rather incongruous glass of Sauternes. But this was all a tad incongruous in the surroundings of what looked like a converted garage. In the dream, his waking life seemed unreal and incongruous. Blackmore performs in a sartorial nightmare of clashing colours and incongruous items of clothing. The kitsch-Latino soundtrack is similarly apt and incongruous all at once. The result is a place which is rather incongruous, with only a small town centre surrounded by large numbers of houses. The spaghetti western mood was slightly dampened by an incongruous collection of artesania stalls in the square. Such a scenario appears incongruous, if not abhorrent, to many. The early tone of the picture is strangely incongruous with the horrifying turn of events at the end. And when drivers queue to allow a family of geese to amble across, it is one of those incongruous scenes which can only make you smile. Emma's miniskirt formed an incongruous addition to this parade of shapeless sack dresses, zip off trousers and sandals. So we have some jangly guitar songs with a dancefloor four four beat, some incongruous soft rock and then some straightforward house. The presence of Hollywood in this remote refugee camp seems incongruous. Critics argue the park itself is incongruous in a country where around half the population of 130m lives below the poverty line. The single pair of golden strappy high-heels nestling amongst my numerous black shoes does not look incongruous. In the end it was a victory for both the small punter and the world's leading book-maker, a slightly incongruous alliance. It was an incongruous mix: York drinkers, tourists and a movie crew, some from London and others from Los Angeles. It looks surprising and incongruous and somehow very British. When I read over it today it seemed utterly incongruous with my current frame of mind - a ranty tantrum almost. Having lived among it in its homeland though, US culture suddenly seems strangely incongruous here. Synonyms out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony discordant, dissonant, conflicting, clashing, jarring, wrong, at odds, in opposition, contrary, contradictory, irreconcilable strange, odd, absurd, bizarre, off-key, extraneous informal like a fish out of water, sticking/standing out a mile rare disconsonant ill-matched, ill-assorted, mismatched, unharmonious, inconsistent, incompatible, different, dissimilar, contrasting, disparate, discrepant Derivatives incongruously adverbɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəsli In a way that is not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. 不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的 there is a basketball hoop hanging incongruously near the front of the stage Example sentencesExamples Hotels, a golf course, casinos and even a reconstructed medieval French cloister are incongruously scattered on its 277 hectares. This magnificent building lauded as a perfect example of Art Deco, though it strikes one as incongruously European, counter balances the architecture of the Fort. She looks something like a Dutch flower-piece, with bunches of roses and freesias tied with ribbons to her sheepcrook and to her straw sunhat, the pink braid around its rim looking incongruously like a halo. incongruousness noun Origin Early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- 'not' + congruus 'agreeing, suitable', from the verb congruere) + -ous. Definition of incongruous in US English: incongruous adjectiveˌɪnˈkɑŋɡruəsˌinˈkäNGɡro͞oəs Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. 不协调的，不调和的；不一致的，不适宜的 the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath 粗呢风雪大衣看起来与她里面穿的黑裙服不很协调。 Example sentencesExamples The spaghetti western mood was slightly dampened by an incongruous collection of artesania stalls in the square. But this was all a tad incongruous in the surroundings of what looked like a converted garage. So we have some jangly guitar songs with a dancefloor four four beat, some incongruous soft rock and then some straightforward house. Blackmore performs in a sartorial nightmare of clashing colours and incongruous items of clothing. Having lived among it in its homeland though, US culture suddenly seems strangely incongruous here. In the dream, his waking life seemed unreal and incongruous. It was an incongruous mix: York drinkers, tourists and a movie crew, some from London and others from Los Angeles. The presence of Hollywood in this remote refugee camp seems incongruous. Such a scenario appears incongruous, if not abhorrent, to many. The single pair of golden strappy high-heels nestling amongst my numerous black shoes does not look incongruous. The early tone of the picture is strangely incongruous with the horrifying turn of events at the end. And when drivers queue to allow a family of geese to amble across, it is one of those incongruous scenes which can only make you smile. The kitsch-Latino soundtrack is similarly apt and incongruous all at once. Pan-fried foie gras followed swiftly, served with roasted fresh figs and a rather incongruous glass of Sauternes. It looks surprising and incongruous and somehow very British. Emma's miniskirt formed an incongruous addition to this parade of shapeless sack dresses, zip off trousers and sandals. When I read over it today it seemed utterly incongruous with my current frame of mind - a ranty tantrum almost. The result is a place which is rather incongruous, with only a small town centre surrounded by large numbers of houses. In the end it was a victory for both the small punter and the world's leading book-maker, a slightly incongruous alliance. Critics argue the park itself is incongruous in a country where around half the population of 130m lives below the poverty line. Synonyms out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony ill-matched, ill-assorted, mismatched, unharmonious, inconsistent, incompatible, different, dissimilar, contrasting, disparate, discrepant Origin Early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- ‘not’ + congruus ‘agreeing, suitable’, from the verb congruere) + -ous.
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