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When something happens inconveniently, it causes problems, often in a small, way: the time is bad, the place is awkward, or the thing you need is not where you need it. Common patterns are “inconveniently timed,” “inconveniently located,” “inconveniently far.” It is not a rude word, but it does complain a little. Though actually, people also use it with a dry smile — “He inconveniently remembered the rule just after we had broken it” — meaning the timing was awkward, not that anyone was cruel. You can say it in careful speech, but with a friend you would more often say “at a bad time” or “in an awkward place.”
不便地;很不巧
組成From inconvenient + -ly (the ending that turns an adjective into an adverb).
同家族的字
- inconvenientthe adjective this adverb comes from
- convenientwithout in-: easy and not causing trouble
- conveniencethe noun: how easy something is to use or reach
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inconvenientlyadv
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In an inconvenient manner.
- There are several reasons why the line's future is now dubious. With the exception of Horsmonden, the stations are most inconveniently sited. This is largely because the Wealden villages were built on ridges, and in fact most Wealden stations are badly placed.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。