unseemly
英 [ʌnˈsiːmli]
美 [ʌnˈsiːmli]
adj. 不礼貌的; 不得体的; 不相宜的
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.- 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。 - ...unseemly drinking, brawling and gambling.
遭非议的酗酒、争吵和赌博
- It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are having to tighten their belts.
英英释义
adj
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
双语例句
- 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! - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Six of the 18 judges will also be replaced, in a ballot preceded by an unseemly round of bargaining and canvassing.
在一轮容易遭到非议的交易与游说之后,也将通过投票替换18名法官中的6名。 - As an eight-year-old, I found such behavior unseemly.
作为一个八岁大的孩子,我感到这种行为不光彩。 - 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。 - Many shun lavish restaurants, because to eat in such places would be unseemly while other people are suffering in evacuation centres.
许多人避免去豪华餐厅,因为当别人在疏散中心受苦时,在这样的地方享用美食不合时宜。