improper

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/    美 /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/|/ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative. obsolete,transitive
    — He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.
形容词 adj.
  1. Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
  2. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
    — improper conduct
  3. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
  4. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.
  5. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.
  6. Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common. obsolete
    — Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.
  7. Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

词形变化

more improper comparative most improper superlative impropre alternative,obsolete impropers present,singular,third-person impropering participle,present impropered participle,past impropered past impropre alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
unproper
衍生词
improper divisor improper face improper fit improper fraction improper integral improper motion improperness improper node improper noun improper orthogonal transformation improper rotation improper time improper use improper workmanship

词源

词源 1
From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.
词源 2
From Middle English empropren, perhaps from an unattested Anglo-Norman variant enproprier of Anglo-Norman apropr(i)er, approprier, related to modern French approprier.
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