中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.(对)…不适当的，不合适的 (for)。
2.拙劣的，无能的；(在某方面)不熟练的 (at)。
短语和例子
an inapt analogy [quotation] 不恰当的比喻[引用]。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
同义词：awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, ill-chosen,

例句与用法

Age and obesity had made her inapt for love, but she took a keen interest in the amatory affairs of the young .
年龄和发胖已经使她自己不能再谈情说爱了，但是她对年轻人的恋爱事却极有兴趣。

It has learnt from the romance of the west chamber ( with textual comments by jin shengtan ) in aspects including structure , technique , and language style , some of which , by direct citation or paraphrase , played a certain role in the characters of chinese fiction in korea , albeit with inapt allusions
《广寒楼记》从小说的结构布局、手法和语言风格等方面都从《西厢记》中吸取有益的成分，或直接征引，或化用，对丰富小说人物起了一定的作用，然亦有生搬硬套的毛病。