答非所问 [
dá fēi suǒ wèn]
irrelevant answer
irrelevant speech
beside the point
- 答非所问,没注意看题干。原以为是填空呢,原来是考听力的。
Age! I think it does not prove to be a problem. - 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。
Saddle-tree, who entered immediately afterwards, overwhelmed him with questions, which he answered without understanding them. - 这样的回答固然不会出什么问题,但创意不够,也容易被人看作是答非所问。
" A response like that, while unlikely to get you into any trouble, is also unimaginative and often perceived as not really answering the question.