Improper



GRE

解释

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• adj. 错误的, 不正确的;不得体的
• ［英］ 错误的, 不正确的 ( wrong or incorrect) 不得体的 ( not suited to the situation)
• ［记］ im ( 不) +proper ( 恰当的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius, from in- + proprius proper
• Date: 15th century
• not proper: as
  • a. not in accord with fact, truth, or right procedure ; incorrect <improper inference>
  • b. not regularly or normally formed or not properly so called
  • c. not suited to the circumstances, design, or end <improper medicine>
  • d. not in accord with propriety, modesty, good manners, or good taste <improper language>
• Synonyms: see indecorous
• ? improperly adverb
• ? improperness noun

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