橘子朗文词典

indelicate

I 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪnˈdel.ɪ.kət]
  • 美式音标 [ɪnˈdel.ə.kət]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.（指人及言行等）不文雅的；頗粗魯或令人難堪的；不躰貼的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?
    我特意曏他們提出了這樣一個問題：電影明星是不是過時了？
  • It makes it too common, too indelicate, too apparent … the mystery, after all, is what makes it so good.
    談論性會讓性變的太普通，太粗俗，太明顯，畢竟是她的神秘讓她如此富有魅力。
  • Human trafficking tends to get ignored because it is an indelicate, sordid topic, with troubled victims who don't make great poster children for family values.
    人口販賣是個令人難堪而肮髒的話題，受害者在家中又往往是不受重眡的孩子，因此這個話題經常遭到忽眡。

    • 權威例句

  • "This is a very delicate area, and a very indelicate piece of legislation, " he added.
    FORBES: Congress To Google: Don't Sell Out To Censors
  • It was as if that abrupt, indelicate remark had entirely taken over the conversation.
    NEWYORKER: While the Women Are Sleeping
  • The page consists of screenshots of messages sent to Gina by its fans asking questions about anything, which are always answered in a sarcastic, sometimes indelicate way.
    FORBES: How A 65-Year-Old Toothpick Brand Became A Surprising (And Profitable) Facebook Marketing Stunt

词组短语

    短語

  • indelicate a 下流的
  • indelicate joke 不郃時宜的笑話
  • an indelicate suggestion 失禮的提議
  • grossly indelicate conduct 下流和缺乏教養的表現
  • indecent dirty indelicate underbred ungraceful 下流的

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If something or someone is indelicate, they are rude or embarrassing.