Infelicitous

[ɪnfɪ'lɪsɪtəs]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) not appropriate in application; defective; 'an infelicitous remark'; 'infelicitous phrasing'; 'the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy' .

(adj.) marked by or producing unhappiness; 'infelicitous circumstances'; 'unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes'- American Guide Series .

手打:罗纳德--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

校對:卢瑟

解釋/意思:

adj. not felicitous or happy: inappropriate inapt.—n. Infelic′ity want of felicity or happiness misery misfortune: unsuitableness: anything unsuitable or improper.

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