| 释义 |
inept/iˈnept/adj. 1a clumsy, unskilful 笨拙的，不熟练的 b absurd, silly 荒唐可笑的，傻的 2 out of place; inappropriate 不相称的，不合适的 □ ineptitude n.□ ineptly adv.□ ineptness n.[Latin ineptus (as IN-1, APT)]■ Usage 用法说明 Inept and inapt are easily confused because they have virtually the same meanings and are closely related etymologically. However, inept is a far commoner word than inapt and is usually used in sense 1a ‘clumsy, unskilful’. Inapt is more often used to mean ‘unsuitable, inappropriate’. This difference is illustrated by the example His after-dinner speech was both inept and inapt, i.e. it was both clumsy and inappropriate. 词语 inept 和 inapt 很容易相混，因为两者的意思基本相同，并有密切的词源关系。然而 inept 比 inapt 更为常用，而且通常用在释义 1a “笨拙的，不熟练的”。 Inapt 常用作表明“不适宜的，不合适的”。以下例子表明了两者间的差别。 His after-dinner speech was both inept and inapt (饭后他的发言既笨嘴拙舌又不得体)，也就是说既说得笨，又不合时宜。 |