incongruity是什么意思？

incongruity

英[ˌɪnkɒn'ɡru:ətɪ] 美[ˌɪnkɑŋˈɡruɪtɪ]

• n. 不协调，不一致，不适合，不协调的东西；

复数：incongruities;

副词：incongruously;

形容词：incongruous;

例句

• Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency. 具有讽刺意味的是，甚至当政府正强烈谴责美国的政策时，美国牛仔裤和录像带却是市场的摊位上最抢手的商品，因为此处的前后不一致可被视为代表了人类的反复无常。
• The incongruity of the word'spirit " in his mouth struck him so sharply. 从他嘴里说出不相称的“血气 ” 这两个字,真是强烈地感动了他.
• ...the almost absurd incongruity between her wealth and her lifestyle. 她的财富与生活方式之间几近荒谬的不相称
• She smiled at the incongruity of the question. 面对这样突兀的问题,她笑了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  不协调;不适宜;不相称
  The incongruity of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation.
  例句
  She smiled at the incongruity of the question. 面对这样突兀的问题,她笑了。 ...the almost absurd incongruity between her wealth and her lifestyle. 她的财富与生活方式之间几近荒谬的不相称

英汉词典释义

• n.
  不协调，不和谐；不一致；不适合，不相称
  Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency. 具有讽刺意味的是，甚至当政府正强烈谴责美国的政策时，美国牛仔裤和录像带却是市场的摊位上最抢手的商品，因为此处的前后不一致可被视为代表了人类的反复无常。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

行业词典

• 法律： 不一致；