Word · Frequency #18794
inappropriately
不恰当地；不适当地；不合时宜地
in an inappropriate manner
- 1.
In an inappropriate manner.
不适当地。
不适当地。；不恰当；不适当；不适宜；不合时宜
In use
He laughed inappropriately during the serious meeting.
She was dressed inappropriately for the formal dinner.
The report was inappropriately long for a brief update.
verb + inappropriately
inappropriately 常放在动词之后，表示行为或动作的方式不得体、不合时宜。
He behaved inappropriately at the meeting.
他在会议上举止不当。
inappropriately + past participle
在这种结构中，inappropriately 修饰过去分词，例如 dressed、used、equipped 等。
She was inappropriately dressed for the formal dinner.
她穿着不恰当，不适合正式晚宴。
Common mistakes
He behaved inappropriate at the meeting.He behaved inappropriately at the meeting.
behaved 是实义动词，要用副词 inappropriately 修饰；inappropriate 是形容词，不能修饰动词。中文“表现不恰当”容易直译成形容词。
Her behavior was inappropriately.Her behavior was inappropriate.
was 是连系动词，后接形容词作表语；inappropriately 是副词，不能作表语，因此应改为形容词 inappropriate。
Connections
Collocations
- behave inappropriately
- 举止不当；行为不恰当
- The student behaved inappropriately during the class.那名学生上课时举止不当。
- dress inappropriately
- 穿着不得体
- He dressed inappropriately for the job interview.他穿着不得体地去参加求职面试。
- laugh inappropriately
- 不合时宜地笑
- She laughed inappropriately at the sad news.她听到这个悲伤的消息时不合时宜地笑了。
- touch someone inappropriately
- 不当触摸他人；对某人作不当接触
- The manager was disciplined for touching staff inappropriately.该经理因不当触碰员工而受到处分。
- use inappropriately
- 不当使用；误用
- The phrase is often used inappropriately.这个短语常常被误用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（不）+ appropriate（恰当）+ ly（副词后缀）→ 不恰当地。想象在正式场合穿睡衣，行为‘不合时宜’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：职场讨论、新闻报道、书面报告、日常交流 该词适用于多种场合，没有明显的口语或书面限制；不过多用于正式或半正式语境，如工作报告、新闻和职场评价，日常口语中较少用，听起来会比较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
注意：只有 appropriately /əˈproʊpriɪtli/ 与 inappropriately /ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪtli/ 真正押韵（重读元音 /oʊ/ 及其后的 /priɪtli/ 相同）。其余单词虽都以 -ately 结尾，但发音不同：immediately /ɪˈmiːdiətli/、fortunately /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/、unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/、separately /ˈsepərətli/、lately /ˈleɪtli/。不要把 -ately 一律读成 /eɪtli/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.