Word · Frequency #33741
inopportune
不合时宜的;时机不好的
核心释义
Happening or occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
- 1.
对某种特定目的不适宜
Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
- 2.
发生在不方便或不恰当的时候
Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
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
用法In use
He asked an inopportune question during the tense meeting.
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.
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.
用法提示:形容词作表语,描述主语的状态。
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。
be inopportune for [noun phrase]
用于描述某事在特定时间不合适。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- unfortunate
- 不幸的 · unfortunate 指结果或状态不幸,而 inopportune 强调时机不合适
- inappropriate
- 不适当的 · inappropriate 指行为或事物不恰当,而 inopportune 强调时间上不合时宜
词族Word family
- inopportunely
- 不合时宜地;不凑巧地 · adv
- inopportuneness
- 不合时宜;不适当 · n
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