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inappropriate for + noun
This dress is inappropriate for a formal wedding.
这条裙子不适合正式婚礼。
不适当的；不相称的
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不适当的；不相称的
not suitable or proper in the circumstances
This dress is inappropriate for a formal wedding.
这条裙子不适合正式婚礼。
不合适；不适合于特定情境、时间或地点
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
不适合特定场合等的
not suitable for a particular occasion etc
不符合正确或恰当标准的
not in keeping with what is correct or proper
His casual clothes were inappropriate for the formal dinner.
他穿便装去正式晚宴是不适当的。
AI contextual example
Laughing during a serious meeting is inappropriate.
在严肃的会议上大笑是不恰当的。
AI contextual example
She thought his joke was inappropriate in such a solemn situation.
她觉得他的玩笑在如此严肃的场合不合时宜。
AI contextual example
noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness
在悲伤的时刻,喧闹似乎不合适
WordNet
This dress is inappropriate for a formal wedding.
这条裙子不适合正式婚礼。
常用于表示礼貌或社交规范。
It is inappropriate to laugh at someone’s mistake.
嘲笑别人的错误是不合适的。
He made an inappropriate comment during the meeting.
他在会议中发表了不恰当的评论。
Not this
He behaved inappropriate at the party.
Use this
He behaved inappropriately at the party.
inappropriate是形容词，不能修饰动词behave，应用副词形式inappropriately。
Not this
This dress is inappropriate to the formal event.
Use this
This dress is inappropriate for the formal event.
表示'对某场合不适当'时，介词应使用for，而非to。中文直译的'对...不适当'可能导致介词误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不当行为
His inappropriate behavior at the meeting was criticized.
他在会议上的不当行为受到了批评。
不当言语
The teacher warned him about using inappropriate language.
老师警告他不要使用不当言语。
不当评论
She was offended by his inappropriate comments.
她被他那些不当的评论冒犯了。
不适合……的
This movie is inappropriate for young children.
这部电影不适合年幼的孩子看。
对……不适当的
His remarks were inappropriate to the occasion.
他的言论不适合那个场合。
不恰当的反应
The manager gave an inappropriate response to the complaint.
经理对投诉作出了不恰当的反应。
那不恰当，那是摇滚乐！
Dewey Finn says this line in the movie School of Rock to defend his unorthodox teaching method.
杜威·芬恩在电影《摇滚校园》中说这句话，以捍卫他非正统的教学方式。
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in-（不）+ appropriate（适当）= 不适当
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与 appropriate 押韵。approximate、appreciate、proposition 拼写相似但发音不同。
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