inopportune moment/time
常与 moment 或 time 搭配，表示时间点不当。
He chose an inopportune moment to ask for a favor.
他选了一个不合时宜的时刻来请求帮助。
不合时宜的；时机不好的
不适合特定目的的；不适当的；对某种特定目的不适宜；发生在不方便或不恰当的时候；不合时机的；不巧的
Happening or occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
对某种特定目的不适宜
Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
发生在不方便或不恰当的时候
Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
He asked an inopportune question during the tense meeting.
他在紧张的会议上问了一个不合时宜的问题。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰question，表示问题不合时机。
Her joke was inopportune, as everyone was mourning.
她的玩笑很不合时宜，因为大家都在哀悼。
用法提示：形容词作表语，说明主语的性质。
My arrival was inopportune; they were in the middle of an argument.
我的到访很不巧，他们正在吵架。
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述主语的状态。
常与 moment 或 time 搭配，表示时间点不当。
He chose an inopportune moment to ask for a favor.
他选了一个不合时宜的时刻来请求帮助。
用于描述某事在特定时间不合适。
This is an inopportune time for major changes.
现在进行重大变革不合时宜。
表达主观认为某事物不合时宜。
She found the interruption inopportune.
她觉得这次打扰来得不是时候。
grammar · medium
易错句子He came inopportune.
正确表达He came inopportunely.
“inopportune” 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词，应改为副词 “inopportunely”。
grammar · medium
易错句子They met in inopportune time.
正确表达They met at an inopportune time.
表示“在……时刻”应使用介词 “at”，且 “inopportune” 以元音音素开头，不定冠词用 “an”。
unfortunate 指结果或状态不幸，而 inopportune 强调时机不合适
inappropriate 指行为或事物不恰当，而 inopportune 强调时间上不合时宜
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