Word · Frequency #20396
improperly
不适当地;不正确地
核心释义
in an improper way
- 1.
不恰当地;不适当地。
In an improper manner; not properly.
不恰当地;不适当地。;不适当地
用法In use
He was fired for improperly handling customer data.
用法提示:improperly 作副词修饰动名词 handling,表示“不当地”。
The machine stopped working because it had been installed improperly.
用法提示:improperly 作副词修饰过去分词 installed,表示“不适当地”。
She complained that the report was improperly translated.
用法提示:improperly 作副词修饰过去分词 translated,表示“不正确/不恰当地”。
be improperly + past participle
常用于被动语态,强调行为不合规范。
The report was improperly prepared.
这份报告准备得不恰当。
handle sth improperly
作方式副词时通常放在动词后;若动词带宾语,则放在宾语后,如 handled it improperly。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- behave improperly
- 行为不当
- He was fired for behaving improperly at the company party.他因在公司聚会上行为不当而被解雇。
- dress improperly
- 穿着不当
- She felt improperly dressed for the formal dinner.她觉得穿着不当,不适合出席正式晚宴。
- install improperly
- 安装不当
- The smoke detector was improperly installed and failed to work.烟雾探测器安装不当,未能正常工作。
- obtain improperly
- 不当获取
- The evidence was improperly obtained and cannot be used in court.该证据系不当获取,不能在法庭上使用。
- handle improperly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
im(不)+ proper(恰当)+ ly(副词):做事情不按恰当方式,就是不适当地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:正式语篇、技术说明、合同条款 improperly 表示“不适当地;不正确/不得体地”,为中性偏正式用词。它多用于书面语或正式场合(如技术说明、合同条款),日常口语中比较少见,此时更常说 wrongly 或 badly。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
美式发音中,improperly (/ɪmˈprɑːpərli/) 与 properly (/ˈprɑːpərli/) 押韵。拼写相近但读音不同:property (/ˈprɑːpərti/)、proper (/ˈprɑːpər/) 的 -pro- 读 /prɑː/;appropriate (/əˈproʊpriət/) 的 -pro- 读 /proʊ/;improve (/ɪmˈpruːv/) 的 -pro- 读 /pruː/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.