1ADJ-GRADED 不适用的;不适合的 Something that is inappropriate is not useful or suitable for a particular situation or purpose. 不适用的;不适合的
The industry is inappropriate to the region's present and future needs.
该行业不适合该地区当前和未来的需要。
There is no suggestion that clients have been sold inappropriate policies.
无迹象表明向客户售出了不适用的保险。
inappropriately
He was dressed inappropriately for the heat in a dark suit.
这么热的天他不合时宜地穿了套黑色西服。
2ADJ-GRADED 不得体的;不合时宜的 If you say that someone's speech or behaviour in a particular situation is inappropriate, you are criticizing it because you think it is not suitable for that situation. 不得体的;不合时宜的 [disapproval]
I feel the remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue. [+ for]
我认为对如此严肃的问题来说,该评论不合时宜。
It is inappropriate for a judge to belong to a discriminatory club.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem不適合;似乎不適當▸➤become變得不恰當▸➤make sth使⋯不適當◇The size of the machines makes them inappropriate for domestic use.這些機器太大,不適合家用。➤consider sth, feel sth, judge sth, regard sth as, see sth as, think sth認為⋯不適宜;感覺⋯不適合;認為⋯不妥當◇It was felt inappropriate by some that such a serious occasion should include dancing.有些人覺得在如此莊重的場合安排跳舞不合適。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常不適宜▸➤highly, particularly, singularly, wildly極不合適;特別不恰當;太不適宜◇This treatment was highly inappropriate in her case.就她的情況來看,這種治療方法極不合適。➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly (especially BrE) 完全不合適;十分不妥➤increasingly越來越不適合➤clearly明顯不適當➤culturally, sexually, socially文化上不適當;性方面不宜;社交上不合適PREPOSITION➤for不適合⋯◇Your bright red coat would be quite inappropriate for a funeral.你那件亮紅色外套很不適合參加葬禮。➤to對⋯來說不合適◇The existing library is totally inappropriate to our needs.現有的圖書館完全不能滿足我們的需要。