not quite right, inappropriate or out of place
不太正确的,不怎么恰当的;不合时宜的
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there was something amiss about his calculations .他的计算有些问题。
〈旧〉 错误地; 不正确地
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the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss .首相的组阁可能不太妥当。
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take something amiss be offended by something that is said, especially through misinterpreting the intentions behind it 因…而见怪(尤指误解意图)something would not go (或come )amiss the specified thing would be welcome and useful 受欢迎的,称心的you look as if a good meal wouldn't come amiss . 看你的样子好好吃一顿是合你意的
"Middle English: probably from Old Norse