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improprieties in sth
复数 improprieties 常与 in 连用，列举具体事项上的不当行为。
The report lists several improprieties in the company's accounts.
报告列出了公司账目中的几处不正当行为。
不适当；不得体
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不适当；不得体
the quality or state of being improper; lack of propriety
The report lists several improprieties in the company's accounts.
报告列出了公司账目中的几处不正当行为。
不适当的状态。
The condition of being improper.
不当的举止
an improper demeanor
不当的行为。
An improper act.
不得体的状态
the condition of being improper
The reporter apologized for the impropriety of asking such a personal question.
这名记者为提出如此私人的问题有失得体而道歉。
There was no impropriety in the manager's decision; he followed every rule.
经理的决定没有任何不当之处；他遵守了每一条规定。
The committee investigated claims of financial impropriety but found no wrongdoing.
委员会调查了有关财务不当行为的指控，但没有发现任何违规行为。
复数 improprieties 常与 in 连用，列举具体事项上的不当行为。
The report lists several improprieties in the company's accounts.
报告列出了公司账目中的几处不正当行为。
Not this
His impropriety behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
Use this
His improper behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
impropriety 是名词，不能像形容词一样直接修饰 behavior；表示“不得体的/不当的”要用形容词 improper。
Not this
The committee found several impropriety in the report.
Use this
The committee found several improprieties in the report.
several 后接可数名词复数；impropriety 指具体的不当行为时可数，复数形式是 improprieties。
Not this
He was accused with impropriety.
Use this
He was accused of impropriety.
accuse 的固定搭配是 accuse sb of sth，介词用 of，不用 with；with 用于 charge sb with sth。
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不当行为之嫌
The judge recused himself to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
法官回避了此案，以避免有不当行为之嫌。
不当行为指控
The senator denied allegations of impropriety.
这位参议员否认了不当行为的指控。
财务不当行为
He was investigated for financial impropriety.
他因财务不当行为受到调查。
性行为不端
She complained about sexual impropriety in the workplace.
她投诉工作场所中的性行为不端。
避免失礼
Please behave properly and avoid impropriety.
请举止得体，避免失礼。
不得体是风趣的灵魂。
This famous line by W. Somerset Maugham from his novel The Moon and Sixpence cleverly twists Shakespeare's 'brevity is the soul of wit' from Hamlet.
这是威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆小说《月亮与六便士》中的名句，巧妙地改写了莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》中的“简洁是智慧的灵魂”。
Use impropriety naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
improper（不适当的）加上名词后缀 -iety，就成了“不得体行为”impropriety；试想有人行为失礼，正是 impropriety。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal contexts、etiquette discussions impropriety 是较正式的词，通常用于正式写作、法律或礼仪语境，日常口语中较少见。
该名词的复数形式为 improprieties，注意拼写时 y 变 i 加 es。
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