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incongruous

🇬🇧 UK/in'kɒŋgruәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not fitting or matching the surrounding context; out of place or inappropriate.

不协调的,不相称的,格格不入的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
contogether, with
+
gruagree, fit together, accord
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=incongruous

Common Collocations

  • 1.incongruous with与...不协调
  • 2.utterly incongruous完全不协调

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A formal gown seemed incongruous at a casual beach party.

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