ill-matched

ill-matched — 形容詞

1. describes two or more people or things that do not go together well because they

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不匹配；不相配

因差異過大而不適合搭配的

describes two or more people or things that do not go together well because they are too different in style, character, or quality to form a successful or pleasing combination.

例句

Mei-Lin and Eva made an ill-matched team for the school project.

Mei-Lin 和 Eva 在學校的專題中是不匹配的搭檔。

make an ill-matched team for [activity/task]

The old wooden chair looked ill-matched beside the modern glass table.

那把舊木椅擺在現代玻璃桌旁邊，看起來很不協調。

同義詞
  • mismatched

    more common in everyday speech; 'ill-matched' is slightly more formal

  • incompatible

    stronger — suggests fundamental inability to work together rather than just visual or stylistic mismatch

  • unsuited

    focuses on lack of suitability for a particular purpose rather than the relationship between the two things

  • incongruous

    more formal and intellectual; suggests something that looks strange in its context

反義詞
  • well-matched

    direct opposite; describes people or things that suit each other perfectly

  • compatible

    broader; can describe people who get along or things that work together

文法句型

be + ill-matched

an ill-matched + noun

ill-matched with + noun

用法筆記

Often describes pairs or groups — people, objects, colours, or styles — that fail to form a harmonious combination. Can be used before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb like 'be' or 'look' (predicative).

常見錯誤

❌They are an ill-match couple.
✅They are an ill-matched couple.
💡The adjective form 'ill-matched' is needed, not the noun 'ill-match', which is non-standard.
❌The two chairs are ill-matching.
✅The two chairs are ill-matched.
💡'Ill-matched' is the correct adjective; 'ill-matching' is not used.