inapt

英

美

adj.  不合适（式）的；不适（恰）当的；不巧妙的；不熟练的；拙劣的；无能的

IELTS

COCA.45011

英英释义

adj

• not elegant or graceful in expression
  1. an awkward prose style
  2. a clumsy apology
  3. his cumbersome writing style
  4. if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
  Synonym:awkwardclumsycumbersomeineptill-chosen

双语例句

• The focus on budget cutting in these circumstances is not only misguided but tragically inapt.
  在这种形势下把重点放在削减预算上，不仅是误入歧途的，而且悲剧般地笨拙。
• He had an inapt remark during the meeting.
  他在会议上有一些不适当的言辞。