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indelicate [ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt]

adj. 不文雅的; 不得体的; 不适当的; 令人窘迫的;
adv. 不文雅地; 不得体地; 不适当地; 令人窘迫地;
[反义词] 下流的;无教养的: delicate

例句:

  • She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
    她实在不想触碰如此令人窘迫的话题。
  • To the unconsciously indelicate person, all things are delicate.
    在有伤大雅而自己并不觉得的人看来, 什么事情都是无伤大雅的.
  • He had flung a leg of lamb at some indelicate disturbing tutor.
    他曾经在那儿把一只羊腿扔到一个粗鄙惹人的导师的身上.
  • Darwin was not so indelicate as to specify how some individuals were exterminated.
    来自SA
  • This, she says, is her job for life It may be indelicate.
    来自THETIMES
  • Sometimes the small, precious thing really is better off in larger, if indelicate hands.
    来自WSJ