indelicate

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ɪnˈdel.ɪ.kət]
• 美式音标 [ɪnˈdel.ə.kət]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj.（指人及言行等）不文雅的；颇粗鲁或令人难堪的；不体贴的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?
  我特意向他们提出了这样一个问题：电影明星是不是过时了？
• It makes it too common, too indelicate, too apparent … the mystery, after all, is what makes it so good.
  谈论性会让性变的太普通，太粗俗，太明显，毕竟是她的神秘让她如此富有魅力。
• Human trafficking tends to get ignored because it is an indelicate, sordid topic, with troubled victims who don't make great poster children for family values.
  人口贩卖是个令人难堪而肮脏的话题，受害者在家中又往往是不受重视的孩子，因此这个话题经常遭到忽视。

权威例句

• "This is a very delicate area, and a very indelicate piece of legislation, " he added.
  FORBES: Congress To Google: Don't Sell Out To Censors
• It was as if that abrupt, indelicate remark had entirely taken over the conversation.
  NEWYORKER: While the Women Are Sleeping
• The page consists of screenshots of messages sent to Gina by its fans asking questions about anything, which are always answered in a sarcastic, sometimes indelicate way.
  FORBES: How A 65-Year-Old Toothpick Brand Became A Surprising (And Profitable) Facebook Marketing Stunt

词组短语

短语

• indelicate a 下流的
• indelicate joke 不合时宜的笑话
• an indelicate suggestion 失礼的提议
• grossly indelicate conduct 下流和缺乏教养的表现
• indecent dirty indelicate underbred ungraceful 下流的

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive.

柯林斯英英字典

• If something or someone is indelicate, they are rude or embarrassing.