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malapropos

/mal-ap-ruh-poh/US // ˌmæl æp rəˈpoʊ //UK // (ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ) //

恶语伤人,恶作剧,恶语中伤,恶搞

Related Words

inapt不合时宜,不合适的,不合时宜的,不适用inopportune不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地tactless不善言辞,不善言辞的人,没心没肺,没心机unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的untimely不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地infelicitous隐晦的,恶俗的,恶俗,隐性的inapposite不合时宜,不合适,不合适的,不适用uncalled for无理取闹,无缘无故的,无可厚非,无缘无故

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : inappropriately; inopportunely.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.inappropriate
Synonyms
inapposite不合时宜,不合适,不合适的,不适用inapt不合时宜,不合适的,不合时宜的,不适用infelicitous隐晦的,恶俗的,恶俗,隐性的inopportune不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地tactless不善言辞,不善言辞的人,没心没肺,没心机uncalled for无理取闹,无缘无故的,无可厚非,无缘无故unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的untimely不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地

Examples

  • As far as Mostyn was concerned, this first malapropos meeting indicated the whole evening.

  • Even her wit had deserted her; she said malapropos clever things, and got snubbed for them.

  • She saw at once that he had forgotten their conversation in the train, and wondered what very malapropos remark he would make.

  • At any rate, he could not see her confusion at her own malapropos—that was something!

  • To him the man habitually seemed as malapropos as a spiteful old lady.

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