impropriety

单词impropriety

基本解释

n.: （身居要职者）不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
网络: 不适当；不得体；不当行为，言语误用

权威解释

• （身居要职者）不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止:

  behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

英汉解释

• 不正确;不适当

• 不正常;有失检点;有失体统

• 用词错误

• 不适当,不合式;不正当

• 不得体的举止,不正当的行为

词性分析

• 复数：improprieties

同义词

n.rudenessindecencyimmodestyindecorum

反义词

n.propriety

例句

• She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.

  于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧，她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。

• As if that weren"t enough, Barry also incited his RA students to revolt and then allegedly accused Reynolds of financial impropriety.

  似乎这还不够，巴里还鼓动他在皇家美术学院的学生造反，而且据说后来甚至指控雷诺兹在财政上存在违法问题。

• After the government initiated its case against IBM, the company spent two decades scrupulously avoiding even the appearance of impropriety.

  政府着手起诉IBM之后，IBM公司甚至为了避免出现不得体的举止小心翼翼地度过了20年。

• While yet aware of the impropriety of it, Isolde and Tristan fail to harness the mounting escalating magical power of love.

  虽然知道十分不应该，伊索尔德与特里斯坦却无力按抑抗拒益发澎湃的爱情魔力。

• If he sees any impropriety in politicians ordering executives about, upstaging the courts and threatening confiscation, he has not said so.

  即使他见到政治家们的任何不当行为---对BP公司颐指气使、藐视法庭、威胁没收财产等，他也并未吱声。

• Lawyers from both parties are gearing up for such fights, and allegations of impropriety flew in the campaign"s final hours.

  两党的律师们正摩拳擦掌准备迎接这类战斗，在选战的最后时刻有关选举行为不当的指控不绝于耳。

• A lawyer should avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety .

  律师应避免出现不正当业务现象。

• They were shocked by the impropriety of the young man"s action.

  他们为那年轻人的不当举止而感到震惊。

• EvidentLy, the soul-stealing activities of the fox demon were associated with the impropriety of rule by empress dowagers.

  显然，狐妖的魂魄窃取活动被同皇太后的不当统治联系在一起。

• It protects you from destructive controversies. Consider how often people of prominence are laid low by revelations of impropriety.

  它保护你兔子陷入破坏性的争议，想想看有多少杰出人物因为言行不慎而走上自我毁灭之路。