| 词汇 | unmentionable |
| 释义 | unmentionable adjective uk /ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/ shocking or embarrassing, and therefore not allowed or disapproved of as a subject of conversation: 不宜提及的；难以启齿的 the unmentionable possibility that we might lose the war我们可能战败这一难以启齿的可能性 Saddening, shocking and upsetting affecting agonizingly arrogance baleful be cold comfortidiom disrespect distressful distressfully distressing distressingly hubris hurtful hurtfully impiously impiousness superiority complex teary touching touchingly tragically Examples of unmentionableunmentionable Both stories are constructed around shameful secrets and unmentionable activities. Critics of sensation fiction argued that readers were bound to be negatively influenced by reflecting too long on subjects unmentionable in polite society. Thirdly, we must consider the unmentionable—labour market policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not mention the unmentionable any more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to say a few words on a matter which seems to have been almost unmentionable in politics since 1944. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been placed on the list of things which are unmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he might have mentioned the unmentionable, he was moved to other responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was unmentionable, not because it was morally degrading or wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The draughts inside such a house are just unmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The atrocities which he has committed are almost unmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not try the patience of my colleagues at this time of night by mentioning the unmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bad when a subject becomes unmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are sound and cogent reasons why many subjects previously regarded as unmentionable should be discussed and written about in an honest and adult manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will therefore refer to them as the unmentionable seven. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said: "the intelligence community has acquired the status of an unmentionable taboo exempt from any process of rational public or parliamentary debate". 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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