incongruity

英 [,ɪnkɒŋ'gruːɪtɪ]美 [,ɪnkɑŋ'grʊəti]
  • n. 不协调；不一致；不适宜
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英文词源

incongruity (n.)
1530s, from French incongruité or directly from Medieval Latin incongruitas, from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + congruitas (see congruity).

双语例句

1. She smiled at the incongruity of the question.
面对这样突兀的问题，她笑了。
来自辞典例句
2. The incongruity of the word'spirit " in his mouth struck him so sharply.
从他嘴里说出不相称的“血气 ” 这两个字,真是强烈地感动了他.
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3. Cognitive dissonance is also applied to a perceived incongruity between a person's attitudes and his behaviour.
认识分歧也用于指一个人的态度和他的行为之间可以看得出来的不一致.
来自辞典例句
4. When the particular outstrips the general, we are faced with an incongruity.
当特别是超过了总的来讲, 我们正面临着一个不协调.
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5. Second, your mind begins to problem - solve in order to interpret this incongruity or surprise.
第二, 你的头脑开始为了解释这个不合常规或者出乎意料而思考.
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