Word
indecorousness
/ɪnˈdekərəsnəs/
noun
不得体；失礼；不雅
The quality of being indecorous.
- 1.
The quality of being indecorous.
不得体；不礼貌。
不得体；不礼貌。；无礼
In use
The indecorousness of his jokes made everyone uncomfortable.
She was offended by the indecorousness of the comments.
The committee criticized the indecorousness of the speaker's remarks.
show indecorousness
常用于描述行为
He showed indecorousness by interrupting.
他通过打断表现出无礼。
with indecorousness
She spoke with indecorousness.
她说话带着无礼。
the indecorousness of something
The indecorousness of his behavior shocked everyone.
他行为的无礼震惊了所有人。
Common mistakes
His behavior was indecorousness.His behavior was indecorous.
“indecorousness”是名词，不能用作表语形容词；应改为形容词“indecorous”描述行为。
He showed an indecorousness at the dinner.He showed indecorousness at the dinner.
“indecorousness”是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词“an”连用；应去掉冠词。
Connections
Confusing words
- indecorum
- 无礼，不得体 · indecorousness 指无礼的品质或状态，而 indecorum 指具体的不合礼仪的行为或事件
- impropriety
- 不当，不合适 · indecorousness 侧重违反礼仪规范，impropriety 更广泛地指违反道德或社会规范的不当行为
Word family
- decorous
- 得体的；有礼貌的 · adjective
- decorously
- 得体地；有礼貌地 · adverb
- decorum
- 得体；礼貌；礼节 · noun
- indecorous
- 不得体的；不礼貌的 · adjective
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.