Wordiyoinfelicitous
🇬🇧 UK/.infi'lisitәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Inappropriate or awkward; not well chosen or expressed; unfortunate.
不恰当的，措辞不当的；不幸的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
+
itconnector
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ousfull of, having the quality of
=infelicitous
Common Collocations
- 1.infelicitous remark不恰当的评论
- 2.infelicitous phrasing措辞不当
- 3.[infelicitous] choice[不幸的]选择
Example Sentences
- 1.
His infelicitous comment about her appearance offended everyone at the dinner.
- 2.
The speech contained several infelicitous phrases that undermined his message.