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发音：[ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs]
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例句：
- The word incongruous is an adjective that describes something that is out of place or does not fit in with its surroundings or context. It suggests a lack of harmony, consistency, or agreement.
- Incongruity can also refer to the mismatch between someone’s actions or behavior and their beliefs or values, which can create a sense of discomfort or confusion for others.
- Its largest city, Dubai, is a tax-free business hub with glitzy five-star hotels, nightclubs and DJ concerts that feel incongruous to the nearby religious zeal of Saudi Arabia.
- The study shows that morality and autonomy can be incongruous: in theory, we like the idea of safer streets, but we also want to buy the cars that keep us personally the safest.
- The image of armed troops surrounding the Capitol, they believed, was incongruous with a ceremony cementing a peaceful transfer of power.
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解释：
- Incongruous这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“lacking of harmony, consistency, or agreement”这一含义，即“不合适的/不相称的/不协调的/不调和的/不一致的”，与inconsistent/incompatible/inappropriate这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- The 19-year-old, dressed in a school uniform of sky blue shirt and navy shorts, looks incongruous in a class full of pupils at least six years younger than him.（这位19岁的年轻人穿着天蓝色衬衫和海军短裤的校服，在一个比他小至少六岁的学生的班级里看起来不协调。）
—News - Forty times the area of Washington, D.C., it is dotted with enormous public buildings and luxury hotels that seem incongruous in one of the world’s poorest countries.（它的面积是华盛顿特区的四十倍，点缀着巨大的公共建筑和豪华酒店，在世界上最贫穷的国家之一中似乎不协调。）
—News - This year’s shortages are being aggravated by an incongruous dynamic: Surging economic growth has diminished many nations’ reliance on foreign donors, leaving them more exposed to the ravages of unexpected droughts and storms.（今年的短缺因一种不协调的动态而加剧：经济快速增长减少了许多国家对外国捐助者的依赖，使它们更容易受到意外干旱和风暴的破坏。）
—Business - The creation of a small number of luxury units from buildings that once housed multitudes may seem incongruous, but developers say the decision to build large apartments is driven by the market.（从曾经容纳众多人的建筑物中建造少量豪华单元似乎不协调，但开发商表示，建造大型公寓的决定是由市场驱动的。）
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