incongruous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·con·gru·ous /ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs $ -ˈkɑːŋ-/ adjective WRONG/UNSUITABLEstrange, unexpected, or unsuitable in a particular situation 不协调的，不相称的 The new theatre looks utterly incongruous in its setting. 这座新剧院和周围的环境格格不入。 —incongruously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
incongruous• Four storeys high, square and turreted with pepper-pot towers; romantic, unexpected, incongruous.• We piled into its crowded bar, incongruous among rough seagoing types, and found ourselves a table by the window.• Except that it seemed incongruous and yet traditional - we are overloaded with tradition.• It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral.• All because of this burning, incongruous passion.• It depends upon the incongruous, perceiving what is out of place - which is usually us!• Some seem flower-like yet when you touch them they have the incongruous scratch of stone.• Then I noticed a most incongruous thing.• He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.• Amid this busy prosperity it was curiously incongruous, unlike in Tunis or Cairo.in·con·gru·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
strange, Corpus in unsuitable particular a or situation unexpected,
incongruous
in‧con‧gru‧ous /ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs $ -ˈkɑːŋ-/
adjective
strange, unexpected, or unsuitable in a particular situation:
The new theatre looks utterly incongruous in its setting.
—incongruously adverb
▪ unsuitable/not suitable not having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situation: These toys are not suitable for children under 3. | The job was considered unsuitable for women. | Some dogs end up in totally unsuitable homes.
▪not appropriate/inappropriate not suitable for a particular situation or purpose – used especially about someone's behaviour or language: Slang is not appropriate in an academic essay. | Never reward inappropriate behaviour. | It would not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage.
▪wrong not the right thing or person for a particular job or purpose: You’re using the wrong spoon – this is the soup spoon. | She was simply the wrong person for the job.
▪out of place [not before noun] not looking or seeming suitable for that place or situation: The horse drawn carriage looks a little out of place among the busy traffic. | At first I felt a bit out of place.
▪incompatible two ideas or things that are incompatible cannot exist or be done together. Two people who are incompatible are unlikely to have a successful relationship, because they have very different characters, beliefs etc: He considered the role of wife and mother to be incompatible with a career. | Why do totally incompatible people get married?
▪incongruous formal seeming strange and unsuitable, often in a humorous way, because of being unexpected in a particular situation or very different from its surroundings: It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral. | He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.
▪inconvenient an inconvenient place or time is not suitable and causes problems for you: He always seems to call at inconvenient times. | The new station is inconvenient to pedestrians, because it is a long walk from the centre of town.
▪unfit not suitable to be used for something, or not suitable to do something : The boat is not only unfit to live in but is actually unsafe. | The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). | He claims she is an unfit mother. | A jury decided Pryse-Jones was unfit to stand trial at court because of his mental illness. | The house was unfit for human habitation (=not suitable to live in).
in‧con‧gru‧ous /ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs $ -ˈkɑːŋ-/
adjectivestrange, unexpected, or unsuitable in a particular situation:
—incongruously adverb
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