inappropriate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ap·pro·pri·ate /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri-ət $ -ˈproʊ-/ AWL adjective WRONG/UNSUITABLEnot suitable or right for a particular purpose or in a particular situation 〔对特定目的或情况〕不合适的，不恰当的 OPP appropriatewholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate His comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn occasion. 他在这么严肃的场合中说这样的话完全不恰当。it is inappropriate (for somebody) to do something It would be inappropriate for me to comment until we know more of the facts. 在我们了解更多的情况之前我不宜发表意见。inappropriate for an inappropriate gift for a child 不适合送给孩子的礼物inappropriate to marketing techniques that are totally inappropriate to education 对教育完全不适用的营销方法inappropriate behaviour/response/language etc 不恰当的行为/反应/语言等 —inappropriately adverb5She was very inappropriately dressed.她的穿着非常不得体。n inappropriately dressed —inappropriateness noun [uncountable] —inappropriacy noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

inappropriate• Any strike you as particularly inappropriate?• A poster showing a nude woman is wholly inappropriate for the office.• May contain some material parents consider inappropriate for young children.• Such language would be quite inappropriate if applied to the typical civil law system.• If such discriminations are appropriate to birds, why should they be inappropriate in the case of men?• The organizer of the mailing list monitors the discussion, ejects troublesome members and blocks inappropriate messages.• Clark said it would be inappropriate to comment on his relationship with Beier.• The acts, implying possession in one case, may be wholly inappropriate to prove it in another.• For Mr Johns an incorrect diagnosis led to inappropriate treatment.wholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate• Chief Inspector Davina Logan described the sentence as wholly inappropriate.• For them the demand to draft or revise a long story would be wholly inappropriate.• Ireland, with inflation above 6 %, has negative real interest rates, which is totally inappropriate.• Quite apart from questions of sample size and representativeness, this particular aggregation is wholly inappropriate.• The same terms are used to describe very different products and some terms are wholly inappropriate.• One of these is the notion of detachment between professionals and clients which is wholly inappropriate in teaching.• The acts, implying possession in one case, may be wholly inappropriate to prove it in another.• Many of the burdensome covenants inserted in the former kind of lease will be wholly inappropriate to the latter.

in·ap·pro·pri·ate adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable

particular suitable right a for purpose or not Corpus

inappropriate
in‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate AC /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri-ət, ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri-ɪt $ -ˈproʊ-/

adjective
not suitable or right for a particular purpose or in a particular situation
   OPP appropriate
    wholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate