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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
inconvenient
in·con·veni·ent BrE [ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt] NAmE [ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt] adjective causing trouble or problems, especially concerning what you need or would like yourself •an inconvenient time/place •That's most inconvenient for me. I'm working that weekend. Opp: ↑convenient Derived Word: ↑inconveniently Word Origin: [inconvenient inconveniently] late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘incongruous’ or ‘unsuitable’): via Old French from Latin inconvenient-, from in- ‘not’ + convenient- ‘agreeing, fitting’ (from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’). Current senses date from the mid 17th cent. Example Bank: •She called at a most inconvenient time. •This is a time of the evening that is inconvenient to many viewers. •Would this afternoon be inconvenient for you? •That's most inconvenient for me. I'm working that weekend.
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