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malapropos (adv.)
[malapropos 词源字典]
1660s, from French
mal à propos
"inopportunely, inappropriately," literally "badly for the purpose," from
mal
(see
mal-
) +
proposer
"propose" (see
propose
).
[malapropos etymology, malapropos origin, 英语词源]