indelicate

英 [ɪn'delɪkət] 美 [ɪn'dɛlɪkət]
  • adj. 无教养的;不文雅的;下流的,粗俗的
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indelicate 不雅致的,粗鲁的

in-,不,非,delicate,雅致的。

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