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
双语例句
- He had an inapt remark during the meeting.
他在会议上有一些不适当的言辞。
- 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。
英英释义
adj
- not elegant or graceful in expression
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Synonym: awkwardclumsycumbersomeineptill-chosen