unseemly

英 [ʌnˈsiːmli]

美 [ʌnˈsiːmli]

adj.  不礼貌的; 不得体的; 不相宜的

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BNC.21613 / COCA.20173

牛津词典

adj.

• 不礼貌的；不得体的；不相宜的
  not polite or suitable for a particular situation

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不合适的；不得体的
  If you say that some-one's behaviour isunseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion.
  1. It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are having to tighten their belts.
     在其他人正不得不勒紧裤腰带的时候，给法官提高薪水是不合适的。
  2. ...unseemly drinking, brawling and gambling.
     遭非议的酗酒、争吵和赌博

英英释义

adj

• not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  1. was buried with indecent haste
  2. indecorous behavior
  3. language unbecoming to a lady
  4. unseemly to use profanity
  5. moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
  Synonym:indecentindecorousunbecominguncomelyuntoward

双语例句

• Even in affairs of the heart, it is considered unseemly to show one's feelings except behind closed doors, and even then with moderation.
  即使在爱情方面，也只能关起门来表露感情，否则就有伤大雅了。即使关着门，也还要有分寸。
• Yet despite this unseemly outpouring, the biggest problem of all-mental health-remains tight shut.
  不过，尽管有上述种种不得体的言谈，但对于最重要的问题心理健康人们仍守口如瓶。
• Hung-chien asked Hsin-mei if he had noticed Li's unseemly behavior toward Miss Sun.
  鸿渐问辛楣注意到李梅亭对孙小姐的丑态没有。
• We will never countenance such unseemly behavior.
  我们决不会支持这种不正当行为。
• I find either method of putting the private parts of strangers on public display unseemly.
  无论哪种，我觉得这样大庭广众之下展览陌生人私处实在异常尴尬不雅。
• It feels unseemly to complain about not getting a raise when your neighbor is unemployed.
  如果你的邻居已经失去工作，你就会觉得不必为自己没加上工资而抱怨。
• His social position allows him of no unseemly behaviour in public.
  他的社会地位不容许他在公共场合有行为不妥之处。
• May Almighty Allah endear faith and good conduct to our hearts, and may He make us abhor and shun all unseemly and abominable actions and behavior.
  祈求全能的安拉喜悦我们的信仰，很好的引领我们的内心，祈求安拉使我们憎恶并避免一切可憎的、不得体的行为举止。阿敏！
• This has threatened domestic manufacturers and caused an unseemly protectionist trade spat with Mexico, so setting back regional integration.
  这危及国内制造商并引发了与墨西哥不甚体面的贸易保护主义争端，从而阻碍了地区一体化。
• There is something strange and unseemly about this lack of reflection on the end of the Iraq war.
  然而，在伊拉克战争结束之时缺乏反思，却是一件奇怪的事情，也不太应该。