impropriety
英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
n. 不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止
BNC.19897 / COCA.15427
牛津词典
noun
- 不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
Improprietyis improper behaviour.- He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。
- He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
英英释义
noun
- an act of undue intimacy
- an indecent or improper act
- an improper demeanor
- the condition of being improper
双语例句
- And my favorite of all, in a Zurich hotel: "Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedrooms, it is suggested the lobby be used for this purpose."
我最喜欢提到的是挂在苏黎世一所旅馆内的牌子，上写：“因为在卧室内招待异性客人有伤大雅，建议在前厅进行。” - This is also the local economy is highly dependent on another real estate impropriety.
而这，则又是地方经济高度依赖房地产的又一不当之处。 - Imbued with jealousy and hatred, he would launch into impassioned tirades that invariably called for caprese to be impeached for reasons of impropriety.
他满怀嫉妒和仇恨，他会进行慷慨激昂的长篇谴责性讲话，这些讲话总是要求弹劾凯普莱斯行为下流。 - In addition, the writer has pointed out the possible falsehood or impropriety while quoting real estate capitalization rate, and has clarified some ambiguous concept and improper understanding.
此外，笔者指出了在引用不动产还原利率时可能的谬误或不当，澄清了一些含混的概念和错误的理解。 - He refuses to play with company executives or reporters to avoid perceptions of impropriety.
为避免造成行为不当的观感，他拒绝与公司高管或记者打球。 - He waved off suggestions of impropriety.
他撤消了不适当的建议。 - There is no suggestion of impropriety or that this enabled the industry to buy favour, it is just that in its pomp, finance became so important and so influential that it crowded out other voices.
这里没有任何行为失当，或令该行业从中获利的暗示，这只是说明，盛况空前的金融行业变得如此重要，如此有影响力，众多其它声音被淹没了。 - He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。 - A lawyer should avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety.
律师应避免出现不正当业务现象。 - Holmes said what he could in favor of the project, but my father was clear in the impropriety of it, and at last gave a flat denial to it.
荷麦斯尽力表示赞同这计划，但是我父亲确实地认为这计划是不合式的，最后他直截了当地否决了它。