untimely

英 [ʌn'taɪmli] 美 [ʌn'taɪmli]

• adj. 不合时宜的；比正常情况早的
• adv. 不合时宜地；过早地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. badly timed;

   "an ill-timed intervention"
   "you think my intrusion unseasonable"
   "an untimely remark"
   "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
   

2. uncommonly early or before the expected time;

   "illness led to his premature death"
   "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
   

Adverb:

1. too soon; in a premature manner;

   "I spoke prematurely"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His untimely intervention annoyed me.
   他那不合时宜的干涉让我生气。
2. The accident put an untimely end to the party.
   意外事故使聚会匆匆结束了。
3. Her untimely death at 25 made her parents heartbroken.
   她25岁时英年早逝使她的父母非常伤心。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. He was a pure man of letters, untimely born in a world that had no need of letters.
   他是个地道的文人，不逢时地生在一个不需要学问的世界里。

经典引文

• She regarded her aunt's untimely visit in the light of a personal injury.

  出自： J. Galsworthy

• To avenge the deed expelling Thee untimely from thy dwelling.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

词汇搭配

• untimely defoliation 提早落叶
• come to an untimely end 过早死亡(夭折)...

近反义词

【近义词】

• inconvenient 不方便的
• abortive 失败的
• ill-timed 不合时宜的
• premature 提前的
• unseasonable 不合季节的
• inappropriate 不适当的
• unfortunate 不幸的
• inopportune 不合时机的
• early 早
• precocious 早熟的
• advance 前进
• or 或者
• forward 向前的
• forwards 向前地
• wrong 错误的
• prematurely 过早地

【反义词】

• timely 及时的