untimely
英 [ʌn'taɪmlɪ]
美 [ʌn'taɪmli]
- adj. 不合时宜的；过早的
- adv. 不合时宜地；过早地
英文词源
- untimely (adj.)
- 1530s, "coming before the proper or usual time," from un- (1) "not" + timely (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Danish utimelig, of weather, etc. Old English had untidlic "unseasonable." Related: Untimeliness.
双语例句
- 1. Her untimely return could spoil Miss Melville's entire programme for the evening.
- 她提前回来可能会破坏掉梅尔维尔小姐今晚的整个计划。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
- 他母亲的早逝给了他沉重的打击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She met a tragic and untimely death at 25.
- 她于25岁时不幸猝然辞世。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The untimely death of the engineer delayed the completion of the project.
- 工程师的过早去世推迟了工程的完工期.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. But that is now an untimely subject.
- 但那是一个现在不合时宜的题目.
来自《简明英汉词典》