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incongruity

UK //ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːəti//US //ˌɪnkɑːnˈɡruːəti//

词源

源自16世纪拉丁语 'incongruus'(不协调的),由 'in-'(否定前缀)和 'congruus'(一致的)组成。

noun

❶ 指事物之间不协调、不一致或矛盾的状态,常用来描述明显不搭配或不合逻辑的情况。

“The incongruity between his formal suit and flip-flops made everyone stare.”

(他穿着正式西装却配人字拖的不协调感让所有人都盯着看。)

“There's a striking incongruity in preaching about honesty while cheating on taxes.”

(一边宣扬诚实一边偷税漏税的行为存在明显的矛盾。)

同义词:discrepancy, inconsistency, mismatch, disparity, dissonance

常见短语

incongruity between — 用于强调两个事物之间的明显不匹配或矛盾关系。

“The incongruity between his words and actions made him untrustworthy.”

(他言行不一的不协调感让人难以信任。)

sense of incongruity — 指人察觉到某事物不合常理或不符合预期的感受。

“A sudden sense of incongruity warned her that something was wrong with the situation.”

(突然产生的不协调感警示她情况有些不对劲。)