英语词汇“malapropos”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

advadj

It would be malapropos to wear full clown makeup to your cousin's formal wedding. In other words, it wouldn't be appropriate.

Use the adjective malapropos to describe something that is awkwardly unsuitable for the situation or setting at hand. Telling jokes at a funeral or bringing your pet piglet to tea at the Queen's castle would both be highly malapropos. The word comes from the French phrase mal à propos, literally "badly for the purpose." As it's French, you don't pronounce the final s.

WORD FAMILY

malapropos

USAGE EXAMPLES

Now and then their comments, after the manner of their age, were keenly malapropos and occasioned a sense of embarrassment.

Murfree, Mary Noailles, The Storm Centre(2011)

He fancied that the whole incident had been a most unfortunate malapropos, and that Balfour was sinking under shame and confusion.

Lever, Charles James, Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.(2011)

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

De Morgan, William Frend, When Ghost Meets Ghost(2010)

1adv at an inconvenient time

she answered malapropos

Syn|Ant

inopportunely

opportunely

at an opportune time

2adj of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature

Syn|Ant

inappropriate

not suitable for a particular occasion etc

inapposite, out of place

of an inappropriate or misapplied nature

apropos

of an appropriate or pertinent nature

appropriate

suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

apposite, apt, pertinent

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

单词	malapropos
释义	malapropos (once / 203782 pages) advadj It would be malapropos to wear full clown makeup to your cousin's formal wedding. In other words, it wouldn't be appropriate. Use the adjective malapropos to describe something that is awkwardly unsuitable for the situation or setting at hand. Telling jokes at a funeral or bringing your pet piglet to tea at the Queen's castle would both be highly malapropos. The word comes from the French phrase mal à propos, literally "badly for the purpose." As it's French, you don't pronounce the final s. WORD FAMILY malapropos USAGE EXAMPLES Now and then their comments, after the manner of their age, were keenly malapropos and occasioned a sense of embarrassment. Murfree, Mary Noailles, The Storm Centre(2011) He fancied that the whole incident had been a most unfortunate malapropos, and that Balfour was sinking under shame and confusion. Lever, Charles James, Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.(2011) At any rate, he could not see her confusion at her own malapropos—that was something! De Morgan, William Frend, When Ghost Meets Ghost(2010) 1adv at an inconvenient time she answered malapropos Syn\|Ant inopportunely opportunely at an opportune time 2adj of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature Syn\|Ant inappropriate not suitable for a particular occasion etc inapposite, out of place of an inappropriate or misapplied nature apropos of an appropriate or pertinent nature appropriate suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc apposite, apt, pertinent being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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