Word · Frequency #37208
discourtesy
/disˈkəːtisi/
noun
无礼；失礼
rude or impolite behavior
- 1.
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
不礼貌；粗鲁。
- 2.
A rude act.
粗鲁的行为。
不礼貌；粗鲁。；粗鲁的行为。；无礼；无礼貌；粗鲁的言行
In use
His discourtesy toward the waiter made everyone at the table uncomfortable.
She apologized for her discourtesy after arriving late to the meeting.
We should not tolerate discourtesy in our classroom.
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。
a discourtesy to do sth
It is a discourtesy to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
在别人说话时打断是一种无礼。
show discourtesy (to sb)
She showed discourtesy by not responding to the invitation.
她没有回复邀请，表现出无礼。
Common mistakes
He was very discourtesy to her.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。
He made a discourtesy to his boss.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”。
Connections
Confusing words
- incivility
- 无礼；粗鲁 · 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
- 粗鲁；无礼 · 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。
Word family
- discourtesies
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.