impropriety
英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
n. 不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止
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.- He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。
- He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
英英释义
noun
- an act of undue intimacy
- an indecent or improper act
- an improper demeanor
- the condition of being improper
双语例句
- Responsibility to disclose to clients, customers, owners of contractors, significant circumstances that could be construed as a conflict of interest or an appearance of impropriety.
有责任向客户，顾客，业主或承包商披露可能被解释为利益冲突或不当行为的重大情况。 - 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。 - This phenomenon is related with the impropriety of educational research assessment, advance and inappropriate orientation, and it is also related with our lack of confidence and sense of responsibility in educational research.
这与我们的教育研究评估失当、定位超前而不适度相关，也与我们的教育研究缺乏自信心和责任感相关。 - 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。 - Due to the multi-meaning and obscure language and words, and the limitation of the parties 'education or the lack of legal knowledge, the impropriety and loopholes in contracts always appear.
由于语言文字本身存在的多义性和模糊性，以及当事人文化水平所限或法律知识的欠缺，合同中用语不当以及存在漏洞之情形时有出现。 - 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 weakening of the accounting control is a universal problem in SOEs of our country, which is mainly caused by the deviation of objectives between the owner and the management, the vacancy of the owner's position, and the impropriety of accounting behavior.
会计控制弱化是我国国有企业普遍存在的问题，究其根源，主要是所有者和经营者目标的背离、所有者虚位、会计行为失当等原因所致。 - 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。 - Conservative candidate Lee Myung-bak was last night elected president of South Korea in a sweeping victory, winning almost half of all votes despite allegations of financial impropriety.
韩国保守派候选人李明博（LeeMyung-bak）昨晚以巨大优势获得大选胜利，当选韩国总统。尽管被指涉及财务不当行为，他还是赢得了近半数选票。 - And my favorite of all, in a Zurich hotel: "Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedrooms, it is suggested the lobby be used for this purpose."
我最喜欢提到的是挂在苏黎世一所旅馆内的牌子，上写：“因为在卧室内招待异性客人有伤大雅，建议在前厅进行。”