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incongruity

/in-kuhn-groo-i-tee, -kuhng-/US // ˌɪn kənˈgru ɪ ti, -kəŋ- //UK // (ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtɪ) //

不协调性,不协调,不一致的地方,不一致

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural in·con·gru·i·ties for 2.

    • : the quality or condition of being incongruous.
    • : something incongruous.

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Examples

  • The incongruity suggests that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is beginning to trip up spending and the US economic recovery.

  • Eager to show he was in on the joke, Davis wore out punchlines about the seeming incongruity of his identities.

  • Publishers are also addressing the systemic issues that have contributed to the incongruities between men’s and women’s sports.

  • Despite the incongruity of trying to make the famously raucous and crowded Miracle scene Covid-19-friendly, the program could be a lifeline for bars, especially in New York, where drinking establishments have been severely impacted by the pandemic.

  • In their incongruity and outrageous character, they were more and more effective.

  • An example of this moral incongruity is provided by a new Supreme Court decision dealing with patent law.

  • The trillion dollar platinum is an absurdity wrapped in a legislative incongruity inside a farce.

  • I was also toying with the idea of a team of misfits that come together despite their seeming incongruity.

  • She was always trying to make Thyrsis realize this incongruity, and to persuade him to put some "charming" lines into her part.

  • The incongruity was too remarkable; the good folks would either put him to the door, or only let him in to send for the police.

  • There is reverence and piety proclaimed by her presence and no thought of incongruity obtruded.

  • They seemed to feel a sort of incongruity between their education and the business life.

  • The incongruity of Finucane's avocation, and his manners and appearance, amused his new friend Pen.