Inappropriately

释义 Definition

inappropriately（副词）：不恰当地；不合适地；不适当地。常用于描述言行、举止、时间或场合与情境不匹配。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ˌɪnəˈproʊpriətli/

例句 Examples

He laughed inappropriately during the meeting.
他在会议中不合时宜地笑了。

The joke, told inappropriately at a funeral, offended several people and damaged his reputation.
那条笑话在葬礼上不恰当地讲出来，冒犯了好几个人，也损害了他的名声。

词源 Etymology

inappropriately 来自形容词 appropriate（合适的）加否定前缀 **in-**（不）构成 inappropriate（不合适的），再加副词后缀 -ly（……地）。整体意思就是“以不合适的方式”。

相关词 Related Words

• Appropriately
• Inappropriate
• Improperly
• Unsuitably
• Indecently
• Unprofessionally
• Tactlessly

文学作品 Literary Works

• Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• The Great Gatsby — F. Scott Fitzgerald