汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 不合时宜
不合时宜 (不合時宜)
untimely / premature / inopportune / ill-timed / out of fashion / behind the times
时宜 Needs and trends at the time / Not suitable for the needs of the times / Also refers to unconventional customs
时宜当时的需要和潮流。不适合时代形势的需要。也指不合世俗习尚。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这一政策早已不合时宜

This is an outdated policy.

他认为此次减税不合时宜

He argued that the tax cut was ill-timed.

我们要废除不合时宜的政策。

We need to cast aside outdated policies.

他是一个不合时宜、不得其所的人。

He was a man born out of time and place.

很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜

The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world.

但那是一个现在不合时宜的题目。

But that is now an untimely subject.

现在他们的傲然自信似乎也不合时宜

Now their breezy confidence seems misplaced.

嫌隙发生的时间对两国来说都不合时宜

The rift comes at a bad time for both countries.

这类论调在今天的公共生活中不合时宜

Such sentiments are taboo today in public life.

鲍登对他无知及不合时宜的评论公开道歉。

Bowden issued an apology for his mindless and untimely remark.