indelicate

• adj. 无教养的；不文雅的；下流的，粗俗的

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?

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