| 词汇 | tactless |
| 释义 | tactless adjective uk /ˈtækt.ləs/ us /ˈtækt.ləs/ not careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone: 不得体的，不圆通的，不明智的 It was tactless of you to invite his ex-girlfriend.你邀请他的前任女友很不明智。 Inconsiderate cavalier cavalierly clumsily clumsiness cowboy inconsiderateness indiscreet indiscreetly indiscretion indiscriminate irresponsibly queue-jumper tactlessly tactlessness thoughtless ungallant ungallantly untactful unthinkingly wanton Related wordstactlessly tactlessness Examples of tactlesstactless The stylization originates in a quotation from a shared story line involving a truck driver who made tactless advances to one of the par ticipants. I repudiate most strongly the suggestion that my staff are tactless or inexperienced and that they adopt a bullying tone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen fine-brained workmen changed into enemies of authority by tactless handling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is about time somebody was tactless and that this was said, because it is true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems tactless to welcome something which gives a premium for something which does not exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Precipitate action or a tactless move or indiscretion by anyone in power would have meant greater trouble than we are now experiencing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, although it is tactless of me to mention it, we need to dwell on it for a while. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be tactless, overdrawn, offensive or unsuccessful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not, therefore, wish to be so tactless as to intrude upon it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not suggesting that all military policemen are tactless, but one tactless man can do more harm than 20 good men can do good. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wronged these people by dismissing them in such a tactless fashion, and they deserved compensation for this. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Perhaps it was rather tactless of me to raise the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not be tactless and talk about cutting prices "at a stroke ". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I, for one, find it tactless to say the least—indeed, probably counter-productive—to suggest, even by implication, that we do not trust them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe it is tactless, to say the least. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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