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Irrelevant （to the case）; impertinent （to the subject）; beside the mark; beside the purpose; nothing to the purpose

用例

• 回答は不得要領だ
  His answer is nothing to the purpose.

• 彼は何を聞いても不得要領な返事をする
  He will answer beside the mark―answer beside the purpose.
• 不得要領な返答
  an irrelevant answer
  an impertinent answer
• 不得要領なことを言うならむしろ何も言わない方がましだ
  Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
• あんな不得要領な演説をするなら止した方がよかったに
  His speech was so little to the purpose that in might have been done without.

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用例

• あれは不得要領な男だ
  I can make nothing of him
  He is a nondescript.

• 会議は不得要領に終った
  The conference led to no result―led nowhere.
• 彼は不得要領の中に要領を得ている
  Want of character is his character.