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

• Jean: A great painter draws his daughter with nothing on her. Isn't it unseemly?
  一个伟大的画家画自己女儿的裸体？有点不合时宜吧。
• Everyone was shocked by his unseemly conduct.
  大家都被他不得体的举动震惊了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Beethoven's unseemly, sometimes even rude, appearance and manner impaired his contemporaries'and acceptance of his music and himself.
  贝多芬的不体面的、有时甚至是粗暴的外表和行为极大地削弱了他的同代人对他本人以及他的作品赞同。
• We will never countenance such unseemly behavior.
  我们决不会支持这种不正当行为。
• You find various kinds of disreputable and maybe unseemly things going on there.
  你可以发现多种肮脏，不得体的事物都在港口发生。
• Instead it often seems lost in unseemly rearguard actions to preserve a fading status.
  相反，欧洲似乎常常沉迷于用不得体的后卫行动，来维护其日益下滑的地位。
• 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。