inapt

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

  1. He had an inapt remark during the meeting.
    他在会议上有一些不适当的言辞。
  2. 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

  1. 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