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impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数:improprieties 

TOEFL

BNC.19897 / COCA.15427

牛津词典

    noun

    • 不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止
      behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

      柯林斯词典

      • N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
        Improprietyis improper behaviour.
        1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
          他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

      英英释义

      noun

      双语例句

      • The government has denied any impropriety and called such claims sour grapes.
        政府方面否认存在任何不当行为,并称此类指控是出于酸葡萄心理。
      • The business directive is for the business to protect itself, so that the business is not accused of impropriety as it executes its business applications.
        这个业务指示的目的是保护企业本身,让企业不会由于执行它的业务应用程序而成为被告。
      • 2I now felt a burning sense of the impropriety I had committed, and expected nothing less than instant exposure; while a vision of pistols upon the morrow floated rapidly and uncomfortably through my brain.
        我现在强烈地感到自己犯了错误,感到至少会立刻露出马脚;同时,在我的心目中,让我不安地飞快闪过明天手枪的场面。
      • She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.
        于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧,她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。
      • She has strenuously denied the allegations of financial impropriety.
        她强烈地否认了经济方面有不正当行为的指控。
      • Holmes said what he could in favor of the project, but my father was clear in the impropriety of it, and at last gave a flat denial to it.
        荷麦斯尽力表示赞同这计划,但是我父亲确实地认为这计划是不合式的,最后他直截了当地否决了它。
      • He waved off suggestions of impropriety.
        他撤消了不适当的建议。
      • Analyzing and implementing any one of them alone will result in unilateral understanding in theory and impropriety in dealing with refugee problems in practice.
        单独分析、实施其中任何一项,都会导致理论上理解的片面,和实践中处理与难民有关问题的不妥当。
      • He refuses to play with company executives or reporters to avoid perceptions of impropriety.
        为避免造成行为不当的观感,他拒绝与公司高管或记者打球。
      • Journalists must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety as well as any conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict.
        新闻记者必须避免任何表面或实质上的不恰当行为以及表面或实质上的利益冲突。