indelicate
英[?n'del?k?t]
美[?n'd?l?k?t]
- adj. 無教養的；不文雅的；下流的，粗俗的
詞態變化
名詞:?indelicacy;
中文詞源
indelicate 不雅致的，粗魯的
in-,不，非，delicate,雅致的。
英文詞源
- indelicate (adj.)
- 1742, "offensive to propriety," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + delicate. Related: Indelicately.
雙語例句
- 1. She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
- 她實在不想觸碰如此令人窘迫的話題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. To the unconsciously indelicate person, all things are delicate.
- 在有傷大雅而自己并不覺得的人看來, 什么事情都是無傷大雅的.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He had flung a leg of lamb at some indelicate disturbing tutor.
- 他曾經在那兒把一只羊腿扔到一個粗鄙惹人的導師的身上.
來自辭典例句
- 4. It is indelicate of you to mention her marriage problem.
- 你提到她的婚姻難題,這很失禮.
來自互聯網
- 5. I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?
- 我特意向他們提出了這樣一個問題: 電影明星是不是過時了?
來自互聯網