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

• 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。
• Yet on second thoughts, I see that this man is suffering from the new cheerfulness syndrome that is affecting people who are still in work and, far from being unseemly, it's a jolly good thing.
  但转念一想，我意识到这个人得了一种新的快乐综合症，这种病症正在感染现在仍有工作的人，而这非但没有不合时宜，还是件极好的事情。
• Gerald maatman Jr., partner at the business law practice seyfarth Shaw, says that an ex-employee may charge his former employer with defamation or retaliation for exposing unseemly habits about him.
  杰拉德•马特曼是商业法律师行SeyfarthShaw的合伙人，他指出前雇员可以因为见不得人的隐私被曝光，控告公司诽谤或报复。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• First we discussed our unseemly mid-life urges: his to do triathlons, mine to buy bright green shoes with six-inch heels.
  首先我们讨论了自己不合时宜的中年欲望：他想做三项全能运动，我想买一双六英寸鞋跟的亮绿色鞋子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。