The incongruity of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation.
例句
She smiled at the incongruity of the question.面對這樣突兀的問題,她笑了。...the almost absurd incongruity between her wealth and her lifestyle.她的財富與生活方式之間幾近荒謬的不相稱
英漢詞典釋義
n.
不協調,不和諧;不一致;不適合,不相稱
Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency.具有諷刺意味的是,甚至當政府正強烈譴責美國的政策時,美國牛仔褲和錄像帶卻是市場的攤位上最搶手的商品,因為此處的前后不一致可被視為代表了人類的反復無常。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate