incongruently

/ɪŋkˈɑŋɡɹuəntli/ adv

In an incongruent way.

Word Origin From Latin congruere 'to run together, agree' — when things are congruent, they fit together like streams merging. Incongruently means not fitting together, literally 'not running together.' The root also gives us incongruous and congruity. The in- prefix flips the meaning.

adv In an incongruent way.

The modern furniture looked incongruently placed in the Victorian-era room.

(副词) 不协调地;不一致地;不和谐地

现代家具放在维多利亚时代的房间里显得格格不入。

(adverbio) De manera incongruente.

Los muebles modernos parecían **incongruentemente** ubicados en la habitación de la era victoriana.

(adverbe) incongrûment; de manière incongrue; mal à propos [De manière incongrue ; d'une façon qui ne s'accorde pas avec ce qui l'entoure.]

Les meubles modernes semblaient incongrûment placés dans cette pièce d'époque victorienne.

(Adverb) unpassend; inkongruent [auf eine Weise, die nicht zusammenpasst oder nicht im Einklang mit dem Umfeld steht.]

Die modernen Möbel wirkten **incongruently** platziert in dem Raum im viktorianischen Stil.

(副詞) 不調和な方法で。適合しない様子で。

そのモダンな家具は、ビクトリア朝の部屋には場違いに置かれているように見えた。

(advérbio) incongruentemente [De maneira incongruente.]

Os móveis modernos pareciam estar colocados de forma incongruente na sala da era vitoriana.

Word parts: in + congru + ent + ly

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