incongruity

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incongruity — 名詞

  • incongruitysingular
  • incongruitiesplural

1. the odd, jarring quality you notice when two things appear together that don't s

1.名詞C1
釋義

不協調；突兀

事物彼此或與場合明顯不搭的怪異感

the odd, jarring quality you notice when two things appear together that don't seem to belong with each other or with their setting.

例句

Nellie laughed at the incongruity of wearing a ball gown to a beach picnic.

Nellie 笑著說，穿晚禮服去海邊野餐實在太不協調了。

incongruity of + noun phrase

There was a clear incongruity between the cheerful music and the guests' sad faces.

歡樂的音樂與賓客愁苦的表情之間，有著明顯的不協調。

incongruity between X and Y

常見搭配
  • sense the incongruity
  • spot an incongruity
  • glaring incongruity
同義詞
  • mismatch

    more everyday; concrete pairing that doesn't fit

  • inconsistency

    stresses internal contradiction, often in arguments or stories

  • incompatibility

    stronger; suggests two things cannot work together at all

  • absurdity

    adds a sense of being ridiculous or laughable

反義詞

文法句型

incongruity of [thing]

incongruity between [X] and [Y]

用法筆記

Often used in singular as 'the incongruity of X' to highlight a single mismatched scene; plural 'incongruities' frequently means inconsistencies within a story, document, or argument.

常見錯誤

There is incongruity to wear shorts at a wedding.
There is an incongruity in wearing shorts at a wedding.
use 'in + -ing' or 'of + noun phrase', not 'to + infinitive'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sense of incongruity
  • moment of incongruity
  • feeling of incongruity

副詞搭配

  • strikingly incongruous
  • oddly
  • almost comically

常用片語

  • glaring incongruity
  • obvious incongruity
  • without any sense of incongruity

介系詞搭配

  • incongruity of
  • incongruity between
  • incongruity in