improper

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a. 不合适的, 错误的, 不成体统的, 不道德的 [法] 不适当的, 不合适的, 不正确的

发音

UK /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/
其它
AU /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/
US /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

词形变化

impropered impropering impropers 三单 impropers impropering 现在分词 impropered 过去式 impropered 过去分词 improperer improperest more improper 比较级 most improper 最高级

别名

impropre

教材释义与例句

形容词

不正确的,错误的;不适当的;不合礼仪的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative.

    废旧 及物

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:improper.

adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.

  2. 2.

    Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.

    improper conduct

  3. 3.

    Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.

  4. 4.

    Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.

  5. 5.

    Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.

  6. 6.

    Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

    数学

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词源

From Middle English empropren, perhaps from an unattested Anglo-Norman variant enproprier of Anglo-Norman apropr(i)er, approprier, related to modern French approprier.

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