incongruous

英 [ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs]

美 [ɪnˈkɑːŋɡruəs]

adj.  不合适的; 不相称的; 不协调的

TOEFLIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.14296 / COCA.15979

牛津词典

adj.

• 不合适的；不相称的；不协调的
  strange, and not suitable in a particular situation
  1. Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.
     此类传统方法似乎同我们今天的科技时代格格不入。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不合适的;不和谐的;不相称的
  Someone or something that isincongruousseems strange when considered together with other aspects of a situation.
  1. She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform...
     她又小又弱,穿一身军装看起来很不协调。
  2. The Indian temple is an incongruous sight in the Welsh border country.
     坐落在威尔士边界乡村里的印度庙宇看上去相当突兀。

英英释义

adj

• lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  1. a plan incongruous with reason
  2. incongruous behavior
  3. a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation

双语例句

• He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.
  他降低了他那不相称的假嗓子。
• Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants.
  以动植物和人的不和谐的混合为特色的艺术。
• Such a long, slow process seems incongruous given the pace of technological change.
  如此长且缓慢的进度好像和技术变革的步伐不太协调。
• In the face of structurally higher prices, both look incongruous.
  在结构性的涨价面前，这两项看上去都不协调。
• Then, a strangely incongruous sight struck her eyes.
  然后，她的眼睛接触着一种完全不调和的奇异景象。
• Do you think it incongruous that a woman should be the editor of a men's magazine?
  你认为一个女人来作男性杂志的编辑不合适吗？
• Their acts are incongruous with their principles.
  他们的行为与信奉的原则不一致。
• He was an incongruous figure among the tourists.
  他夹在旅游者之中显得格格不入。
• To the rich world, labouring under debt and political dysfunction, Chinese self-doubt might seem incongruous.
  对于被债务和政治机能失调所累的富裕世界而言，中国的自我怀疑似乎有些不合时宜。
• Heavy walking shoes would be incongruous with a party dress.
  笨重的旅游鞋和礼服是不协调的。