inappropriate多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
不合宜的；不恰當的·不當的；失禮的
學測完形填空常考的評價形容詞
Wearing shorts to the funeral was seen as deeply inappropriate.
在喪禮上穿短褲被視為非常不恰當。
一個畫面：踩線逾矩
場合踩線穿著或言詞不合情境
行為逾矩言行冒犯專業或道德分際
義項
場合不合B2adjective不合宜的；不恰當的
Jeans and sneakers are inappropriate for a formal business meeting.
牛仔褲和運動鞋參加正式商務會議並不恰當。
inappropriate attireinappropriate timing
言行逾矩B2adjective不當的；失禮的
The manager was fired after making inappropriate comments to a colleague.
那位經理對同事說出不當言論後遭到解雇。
inappropriate commentsinappropriate behavior
片語
inappropriate content螢幕跳警示 →不適宜的內容
inappropriate relationship越界情愫 →不當的關係；逾越分際的關係
inappropriate joke笑話踩雷 →犯忌諱、惹人不快的笑話
你會不會這樣說？
以下哪個拼法正確？(A) inappropriate (B) inappropiate
看答案
(A)
B 漏掉第二個 r；正確結尾是 -priate。
'The manager was fired after making inappropriate comments to a colleague.' 這裡的 inappropriate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 場合不合宜 (B) 言行逾矩失禮
看答案
(B)
此句描述職場言論冒犯同事，對應「不當的；失禮的」義項。
字族
appropriate 合宜的；適當的・inappropriately 不恰當地
順路看看
offensive — 情緒更強烈的冒犯感多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
簡報設計
The editor thought the playful font was inappropriate for the formal project proposal.
編輯認為，這種俏皮的字型不適合正式的專案提案。
職場互動
The team leader stopped the discussion after a participant made an inappropriate joke about a colleague.
一名參與者拿同事開了不當的玩笑後，組長便中止了討論。
詞族
inappropriate adjective 不合宜的；不當的・inappropriately adverb 不恰當地・inappropriateness noun 不合宜；不當之處・appropriate adjective 合適的；恰當的
四選一
The supervisor described the joke as highly ____ in a professional setting.
看答案
inappropriate
describe ... as highly ____ 在此需要形容詞評價笑話，因此選 inappropriate。inappropriately 是副詞，不能單獨構成此補語；inappropriateness、appropriateness 是名詞，不能在此接於 highly 後。
同義改寫
The animated background is inappropriate for this formal presentation. → The animated background is unsuitable for this formal presentation.
此處只評估背景與正式簡報是否相配，inappropriate 與 unsuitable 都表示不適合。
The facilitator said that mocking a colleague was inappropriate behavior at a team meeting. → The facilitator said that mocking a colleague was unacceptable behavior at a team meeting.
在嘲弄同事的情境中，inappropriate 指逾越職場分際、不可接受；unacceptable 保留這項評價。