inconvenient
英 [ɪnkən'viːnɪənt]
美 [,ɪnkən'vinɪənt]
中文词源
inconvenient 不便的in-,不，非，convenient,方便的。
英文词源
- inconvenient (adj.)
- late 14c., "injurious, dangerous," from Old French inconvénient (13c.), from Latin inconvenientem (nominative inconveniens) "unsuitable, not accordant, dissimilar," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + convenientem (see convenient). In early 15c., "inappropriate, unbecoming, unnatural;" also, of an accused person, "unlikely as a culprit, innocent." Sense of "troublesome, awkward" first recorded 1650s.
双语例句
- 1. It's very inconvenient to have to wait so long.
- 等这么久很麻烦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She arrived at an extremely inconvenient moment.
- 她来得非常不是时候。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. "This is inconvenient," he grumbled.
- “这不方便，”他抱怨道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?
- 他参加那次会议会不方便 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He came at an inconvenient time.
- 他来得不是时候.
来自《简明英汉词典》