词汇 | indelicacy |
释义 | indelicacy noun[ C and U ] uk /ɪnˈdel.ɪ.kə.si/ us /ɪnˈdel.ə.kə.si/ the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive, or words or actions that are like this: (言行失当)的场合;(言语或行为)的不适当、无礼 He had acted with great indelicacy. 他的行为非常粗鲁。 To mention their financial problems would have been an indelicacy.提及他们的财务问题是不恰当的。 See indelicate A few commentators had the indelicacy to note the minister’s lack of military experience. He can be frank to the point of indelicacy. There were a few indelicacies in the writing. Rude and cheeky backchat cheekily cheekiness cheeky churlishly churlishness coarse-grained fruity gall indelicate obnoxiousness offensively offensiveness pertly potty mouth sass scatological unceremonious unpleasant unprintable |
随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。