unseemly

英 [ʌnˈsiːmli]

美 [ʌnˈsiːmli]

adj. 不礼貌的; 不得体的; 不相宜的

TOEFL GRE TEM8

BNC.21613 / COCA.20173

牛津词典

adj.

不礼貌的；不得体的；不相宜的
not polite or suitable for a particular situation

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 不合适的；不得体的
If you say that some-one's behaviour isunseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion.
1. 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。
2. ...unseemly drinking, brawling and gambling.
  遭非议的酗酒、争吵和赌博

英英释义

adj

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
1. was buried with indecent haste
2. indecorous behavior
3. language unbecoming to a lady
4. unseemly to use profanity
5. moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
Synonym:indecentindecorousunbecominguncomelyuntoward

双语例句

There is something strange and unseemly about this lack of reflection on the end of the Iraq war.
然而，在伊拉克战争结束之时缺乏反思，却是一件奇怪的事情，也不太应该。
I find either method of putting the private parts of strangers on public display unseemly.
无论哪种，我觉得这样大庭广众之下展览陌生人私处实在异常尴尬不雅。
His social position allows him of no unseemly behaviour in public.
他的社会地位不容许他在公共场合有行为不妥之处。
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。
Such conduct is most unseemly.
这么做太不成样儿了。
It feels unseemly to complain about not getting a raise when your neighbor is unemployed.
如果你的邻居已经失去工作，你就会觉得不必为自己没加上工资而抱怨。
First we discussed our unseemly mid-life urges: his to do triathlons, mine to buy bright green shoes with six-inch heels.
首先我们讨论了自己不合时宜的中年欲望：他想做三项全能运动，我想买一双六英寸鞋跟的亮绿色鞋子。
Jean: A great painter draws his daughter with nothing on her. Isn't it unseemly?
一个伟大的画家画自己女儿的裸体？有点不合时宜吧。
Instead it often seems lost in unseemly rearguard actions to preserve a fading status.
相反，欧洲似乎常常沉迷于用不得体的后卫行动，来维护其日益下滑的地位。
Even in affairs of the heart, it is considered unseemly to show one's feelings except behind closed doors, and even then with moderation.
即使在爱情方面，也只能关起门来表露感情，否则就有伤大雅了。即使关着门，也还要有分寸。