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Definition of malapropos in English: malaproposadverb ˌmalaprəˈpəʊˌmælˌæprəˈpoʊ formal In an inopportune or inappropriate way. 不合时宜地;不合适地
adjective ˌmalaprəˈpəʊˌmælˌæprəˈpoʊ formal Inopportune; inappropriate. 不合时宜地;不合适地 these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos 这些话用在他身上我认为不合适。 Example sentencesExamples - Many discoveries made long time ago seemed malapropos and were forgotten.
- Now Mr. Cohen has a feature-length film with a title as malapropos as Borat's sendup of Kazakhstan.
- Most scholars, however, would probably regard the inclusion of Mormon works on this page (The Book of Mormon, The Pearl of Great Price, and The Doctrine and Covenants) as malapropos.
- Such malapropos wise cracks are driven home with a relentlessly upbeat soundtrack which serenades scenes of human tragedy with bouncy, Disneyesque melodies.
- Is that malapropos statement relevant?
Synonyms inappropriate, unsuitable, inapposite, infelicitous, inapt, unseemly, inopportune, ill-timed, untimely, uncalled for, tactless
OriginMid 17th century: from French mal à propos, from mal 'ill' + à 'to' + propos 'purpose'. Rhymesaglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou Definition of malapropos in US English: malaproposadverbˌmælˌæprəˈpoʊˌmalˌaprəˈpō formal In an inopportune or inappropriate way. 不合时宜地;不合适地
adjectiveˌmælˌæprəˈpoʊˌmalˌaprəˈpō formal Inopportune; inappropriate. 不合时宜地;不合适地 these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos 这些话用在他身上我认为不合适。 Example sentencesExamples - Is that malapropos statement relevant?
- Many discoveries made long time ago seemed malapropos and were forgotten.
- Such malapropos wise cracks are driven home with a relentlessly upbeat soundtrack which serenades scenes of human tragedy with bouncy, Disneyesque melodies.
- Now Mr. Cohen has a feature-length film with a title as malapropos as Borat's sendup of Kazakhstan.
- Most scholars, however, would probably regard the inclusion of Mormon works on this page (The Book of Mormon, The Pearl of Great Price, and The Doctrine and Covenants) as malapropos.
Synonyms inappropriate, unsuitable, inapposite, infelicitous, inapt, unseemly, inopportune, ill-timed, untimely, uncalled for, tactless
OriginMid 17th century: from French mal à propos, from mal ‘ill’ + à ‘to’ + propos ‘purpose’. |