discourtesy to sb
His discourtesy to the guests was unacceptable.
他对客人的无礼行为是不可接受的。
无礼;失礼
discourtesies — plural of discourtesy
不礼貌;粗鲁。;粗鲁的行为。;无礼貌;粗鲁的言行
rude or impolite behavior
不礼貌;粗鲁。
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
粗鲁的行为。
A rude act.
His discourtesy toward the waiter made everyone at the table uncomfortable.
他对服务员的无礼让餐桌上的每个人都不舒服。
用法提示:此处 discourtesy 是名词,表示‘无礼’的行为或态度。
She apologized for her discourtesy after arriving late to the meeting.
她为开会迟到后的失礼行为道了歉。
用法提示:此处 discourtesy 作介词宾语,指‘失礼’的举动。
We should not tolerate discourtesy in our classroom.
我们不应容忍教室里的无礼言行。
用法提示:此处 discourtesy 是不可数名词,指‘无礼’的言行。
His discourtesy to the guests was unacceptable.
他对客人的无礼行为是不可接受的。
It is a discourtesy to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
在别人说话时打断是一种无礼。
She showed discourtesy by not responding to the invitation.
她没有回复邀请,表现出无礼。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was very discourtesy to her.
正确表达He was very discourteous to her.
“discourtesy”是名词,意为“粗鲁”,而“was”后应接形容词“discourteous”来描述状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a discourtesy to his boss.
正确表达He showed discourtesy to his boss.
“make a discourtesy”不是英语中的固定搭配,应使用“show discourtesy”来表示“表现出无礼”。
incivility 更强调违反公共文明准则,常指故意或恶劣的粗鲁行为;discourtesy 偏重社交礼仪缺失,程度较轻,更正式。
rudeness 是通用词,语气较强,指任何冒犯或不敬的行为;discourtesy 较正式,特指缺乏礼貌或礼节。
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