unseemly的意思

unseemly

英式音标[ʌn'simli]
美式英标[ʌn'siːmlɪ]

基本解释

adj. 不适宜的；不得体的

adv. 不得体地；不适宜地

英文词源

unseemly (adj.): early 14c., "unfitting, indecent," from un- (1) "not" + seemly (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse usoemiligr. Related: Unseemliness.

实用例句

1. Everyone was shocked by his unseemly conduct.: 大家都被他不得体的举动震惊了.

2. Your levity is unseemly at this time.: 在这种场合,你的轻率举动是不得体的.

3. 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。

4. Mrs. Tulliver's sisters, who had married well, criticized Mr. Tulliver's unseemly ambition.: 塔利弗夫人的姐妹们都已结了婚,生活得很好.她们批评塔利弗的不切实际的抱负.

5. 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.

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