答非所问 meaning in English
give an irrelevant answer; an answer wide of [off] the mark; answer beyond the question; answer sb. ignoring his question; answer what is not asked; the answer evades the question.; the answer is beside the question.: 那老僧既聋且昏, 又齿落舌钝, 所答非所问。 the man proved to be deaf as well as dim-witted, for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant
Examples
- The man proved to be deaf as well as dim-witted , for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant .
那老僧既聋且昏，又齿落舌钝，所答非所问。 - Saddletree, who entered immediately afterwards, overwhelmed him with questions, which he answered without understanding them .
随后进来的萨德尔特里铺天盖地问了他许多问题，他却答非所问。 - Angus : rex , i think that was the wrong answer
安格斯:雷克斯,我想你答非所问 - Why isn ' t he doing as he should
他为什么会答非所问 - Raikkonen : i ' ve won more races . in racing that ' s how it works
我赢得了更多的分站冠军。赛车比赛就是如此。 [燕窝：为什么我觉得这根本是答非所问= = ？