1660s, from French inclément and directly from Latin inclementem (nominative inclemens) "harsh, unmerciful," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + clementem "mild, placid." "Limitation to weather is curious" [Weekley].
权威例句
1. They made detailed plans for an outing, but they reckoned without the possibility of inclement weather.
他们为郊游拟订了周详的计划, 但他们还是忽略了天气变坏的可能性.
2. The vagaries of inclement weather conditions are avoided to a certain extent.
可以在一定程度上避免变化莫测的恶劣气候影响.
3. The inclement weather brought forth a host of diseases.
恶劣的天气引起了种种疾病.
4. They kept on going, even through the inclement weather.
即使天气恶劣,他们还是执意要去.
5. Also, the inclement weather signal control is analyzed and researched.