indecorous
英 [ɪn'dek(ə)rəs]
美[ɪn'dɛkərəs]
- adj. 不合礼节的，不得体的
中文词源
indecorous 不得体的
in-,不，非，decorous,体面的，得体的。
英英释意
- 1. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct;
- "indecorous behavior"
- 2. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;
- "was buried with indecent haste"
- "indecorous behavior"
- "language unbecoming to a lady"
- "unseemly to use profanity"
- "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
英文词源
- indecorous (adj.)
- 1670s, from Latin indecorus "unbecoming, unseemly, unsightly," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + decorus "becoming, fitting, seemly, proper" (see decorous). Related: Indecorously; indecorousness.
实用场景例句
- He felt that there was something indecorous in her proposal.
- 他觉得她的打算有点不恰当.
辞典例句
- She could not ignore his indecorous behaviour though she loved him very much.
- 尽管她非常爱他却无法忽视他那有失体统的行为.
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