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indelicate

英 [ɪn'delɪkət]美[ɪn'dɛlɪkət]
  • adj. 无教养的;不文雅的;下流的,粗俗的

词态变化


名词: indelicacy;

中文词源


indelicate 不雅致的,粗鲁的

in-,不,非,delicate,雅致的。

英文词源


indelicate (adj.)
1742, "offensive to propriety," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + delicate. Related: Indelicately.

双语例句


1. She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
她实在不想触碰如此令人窘迫的话题。

来自柯林斯例句

2. To the unconsciously indelicate person, all things are delicate.
在有伤大雅而自己并不觉得的人看来, 什么事情都是无伤大雅的.

来自辞典例句

3. He had flung a leg of lamb at some indelicate disturbing tutor.
他曾经在那儿把一只羊腿扔到一个粗鄙惹人的导师的身上.

来自辞典例句

4. It is indelicate of you to mention her marriage problem.
你提到她的婚姻难题,这很失礼.

来自互联网

5. I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?
我特意向他们提出了这样一个问题: 电影明星是不是过时了?

来自互联网

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