unseemly
英 [?n'si?ml?]
美[?n'simli]
- adj. 不適宜的；不得體的
- adv. 不得體地；不適宜地
暢通詞匯TEM8GRE
英文詞源
- unseemly (adj.)
- early 14c., "unfitting, indecent," from un- (1) "not" + seemly (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse usoemiligr. Related: Unseemliness.
雙語例句
- 1. Everyone was shocked by his unseemly conduct.
- 大家都被他不得體的舉動震驚了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Your levity is unseemly at this time.
- 在這種場合,你的輕率舉動是不得體的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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緊褲腰帶的時候，給法官提高薪水是不合適的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mrs. Tulliver's sisters, who had married well, criticized Mr. Tulliver's unseemly ambition.
- 塔利弗夫人的姐妹們都已結了婚,生活得很好.她們批評塔利弗的不切實際的抱負.
來自辭典例句
- 5. As an eight - year - old , I found such behavior unseemly.
- 作為一個八 歲 大的孩子, 我感到這種行為不光彩.
來自百科語句
