off-key

🇺🇸 /ˌɔːf ˈkiː/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɒf ˈkiː/
頻度
難易度
タグ RARE
adjective
R

Sounding not quite right, as if the pitch is incorrect.

When the choir sang the song, one voice was off-key, making everything sound weird.

合唱団が歌を歌った時、一つの声が合っていなくて、すべてが奇妙な音をしていた。

R

Not appropriate or fitting for a particular situation.

His joke was off-key during the serious meeting, making it awkward.

彼は真剣な会議中に不適切なジョークを言って、気分を不快にさせた。

translation

adj. オフキー, 不適切