The sleek modern sculpture looked incongruous amid the weathered stone columns of the ancient temple ruins.
那座光滑的现代雕塑在古庙遗址饱经风霜的石柱间显得格格不入。
Which choice best defines “incongruous”?
C — Out of place; inconsistent.. “incongruous” means Out of place; inconsistent..
Which word means “Out of place; inconsistent.”?
C — incongruous. “incongruous” means Out of place; inconsistent..
incongruous — Out of place; inconsistent.. In Chinese: 不协调的；不合适的.
incongruous is pronounced //ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs//.
The sleek modern sculpture looked incongruous amid the weathered stone columns of the ancient temple ruins. (那座光滑的现代雕塑在古庙遗址饱经风霜的石柱间显得格格不入。)
inconsistent, incompatible, discordant — all close in meaning to incongruous (Out of place; inconsistent.).
harmonious, consistent — each the opposite of incongruous (Out of place; inconsistent.).
Yes. incongruous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
同 incongruity → 格格不入的。