Word · Frequency #23021
tactless
不机智的；不机敏的；不得体的
lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
- 1.
having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
没有分寸的；对他人感受不敏感或故意不顾及的
- 2.
lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
缺乏或显示缺乏处理他人时的得体和体贴
- 3.
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
缺乏机智或判断力
没有分寸的；对他人感受不敏感或故意不顾及的；缺乏或显示缺乏处理他人时的得体和体贴；缺乏机智或判断力；不机智的；不机敏的
In use
It was tactless of him to ask how much her new coat cost.
Her tactless comment about his cooking really upset him.
I don't want to seem tactless, but you might have a stain on your shirt.
in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age
it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
be tactless
表示某人的言行缺乏得体考虑。
His comment was tactless.
他的评论不得体。
it is tactless of sb to do sth
It was tactless of him to mention her age.
Connections
Collocations
- a tactless remark
- 不得体的话；没分寸的话
- She made a tactless remark about his weight.她对他的体重说了一句不得体的话。
- a tactless question
- 唐突的问题；没分寸的问题
- Asking how much she earns was a tactless question.问她挣多少钱是个唐突的问题。
- tactless behavior
- 不得体的行为；不体贴的举止
- His tactless behavior at the funeral upset everyone.他在葬礼上不得体的行为让大家都很难过。
- a tactless person
- 没分寸的人；不会说话的人
- He is a tactless person who always speaks his mind without thinking.他是个没分寸的人，总是想到什么就说什么。
- a tactless comment
- 不得体的评论；欠考虑的评论
- Her tactless comment made the situation worse.她不得体的评论让情况更糟了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：tactless = tact（得体、机智）+ less（无），脑子里没有“tact”这根弦，说话就没分寸、不顾他人感受。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈中评价某人言行时、描述社交场合中的不当表现时 该词为中性词，没有强烈的书面或口语色彩，通常用于形容某人在社交场合说话或做事缺乏分寸、不顾及他人感受。口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 tactless (/ˈtæktləs/) 真正押韵，因为重读音节及之后的音不同。它们都以 -less (/ləs/) 结尾，词尾发音相同。其中 contactless 的拼写里含有 tactless，但重音在 con- 上（/ˈkɒntæktləs/），所以听起来不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.