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in·dis·creet
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indiscreetly (adv.), indiscreetness (n.)
词根:indiscreet
adv.indiscreetly 轻率地
Adjective
1. lacking discretion; injudicious;
"her behavor was indiscreet at the very best"
"不慎重的,不明智的,缺乏判断力的",15世纪早期,源自中世纪拉丁文 indiscretus,由 in- "否定"(见 in-(1))和拉丁文 discretus "分离的,不同的"(在中世纪拉丁文中是"有辨识能力的、小心的")构成,是 discernere "区分" 的过去分词(见 discern)。一个中世纪拉丁文的次要含义也成为了 indiscrete。相关词汇: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness。
Middle English indiscrete, from Late Latin indiscretus, from Latin, indistinguishable, from in- + discretus, past participle of discernere to separate — more at discern
The first known use of indiscreet was in the 15th century
indiscreetadjective
not discreet : imprudent
indiscreetadjective
not discreet : imprudent
1 The first Yale student to get into my voluminously indiscreet diary when it’s opened for research a hundred or so years from now.
2 That night as we walked in the garden, I admitted to Mama that I had made an indiscreet promise.
3 His diaries—quirky, digressive, indiscreet—chronicle his attempts to build cultural relations in a police state filled with fear, corruption and red tape.
4 "It was only meant for my family, sometimes I think I have been a little indiscreet," she said.
5 This indiscreet history is not what translates in the mind as frills and fluff: The curator Denis Bruna had good reason to choose a scientific expression.
6 He seems to have been very indiscreet about my happy Christmas'sayings.
关于我的快乐的圣诞节的话,他可显得太冒失了.
7 He kept a diary for 25 years, about his work, his political activism, his friendships and other subjects, and they promise to be “anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid.”
8 Since Wilhelm was notably indiscreet, people always knew what he was saying behind their backs.
9 Right now, the only fear for Harry is that he'll embarrass his brother in front of a millions-strong television audience with an indiscreet best man's speech.
10 My relief at Maxim’s arrival would be tempered by the fear that they might say something indiscreet, and I became dumb at once, a set smile on my lips, my hands in my lap.
11 Likewise for his indiscreet “Songfest” or his studiedly discreet final work, the song cycle “Arias and Barcarolles,” in which you sense the fight to give meaning to every note.
12 A sensationally indiscreet account of his time in Washington, DC Confidential scandalised the political classes by breaking the unwritten rule that mandarins take their secrets to the grave.
13 His indiscreet remark brought him between the borns of a dilemma.
他的失言使得他自己十分难堪.
14 Expert and indiscreet diggers, their roomy burrows are so big they often obstruct farming equipment and destroy fences.
15 In 1993, a 19-year-old Kate Moss wore a slip dress to an evening event–which is generally something that lots of young women were doing in the early ’90s–that accidentally laid bare the model’s slight, elfin proportions and an indiscreet thong.
16 The girl's indiscreet behavior WAS a distress to her parents.
那女孩行为不检,使她父母十分痛苦。
17 Given the high-powered passengers that take the Acela on a regular basis, it can be a great place to network, but you don't want to imperil your career with an indiscreet remark.
18 Oh, Those Bawdy, Gaudy Ladies The indiscreet ladies who would meet the elite on bawdy, gaudy 42nd Street, as the old song had it, were probably more than just careless.
19 There are websites such as Caringbridge.org, which offer a more secure way to convey health information, but the fact is that anyone can choose to be indiscreet about anything.
20 Third, diplomats continue to write assessments that are indiscreet; otherwise what else would they do?
1 粗心大意
2 不慎重的
3 粗心大意的
5 不明智
wrong stupid unwise ill-advised ill-conceived inadvisable wrong-headed tactless injudicious misconceived impolitic airy-fairy tomfool indiscretion cannot very well
6 欠考虑
silly ill-advised unthinking indiscretion thoughtless inconsiderate injudicious ill-judged injudicial inconsideration
7 不检点的
8 不明智的
wrong stupid unwise ill-advised ill-conceived inadvisable wrong-headed tactless injudicious misconceived impolitic airy-fairy tomfool
9 鲁莽
forward rash reckless precipitate cheeky impetuous madcap incautious harum-scarum nerve gall audacity indiscretion temerity forwardness tempt providence head first tempt fate
10 不策略的
11 轻率的
harum-scarum light blind flip rash precipitate heady hasty brash headlong ill-advised thoughtless precipitous trifling unguarded unwary flippant light-headed unthinking imprudent heedless harebrained incautious precipitant hoity-toity neglige slap-bang light-minded foot-in-mouth light in the head gay frivolous impetuous fly-away wild airy madcap feckless unconsidered impolitic improvident hare-brained glaikit reckless facile giddy-brained incogitant windy careless giddy inconsiderate flyaway blithe witless scatterbrained scatty lightheaded frenchy unreflecting feather-brained unadvised temerarious unwise touch-and-go unreflective lightsome hairbrained unweighed
13 不稳重
14 不检点
16 不审慎的
17 缺乏判断力的
19 轻率
harum-scarum light blind flip rash precipitate heady hasty brash headlong ill-advised thoughtless precipitous trifling unguarded unwary flippant light-headed unthinking imprudent heedless harebrained incautious precipitant hoity-toity unadvised neglige slap-bang light-minded foot-in-mouth lightly loosely headfirst precipitously rashly curtly unthinkingly cursorily unwarily unadvisedly ill-advisedly precipitation haste lightness levity joyride rashness thoughtlessness imprudence flippancy precipitancy inconsideration curtness playgame light in the head have the face to do in a rash moment out of turn gay frivolous impetuous fly-away head first reckless airy facile precipitately indiscretion giddy-brained incogitant windy careless giddy inconsiderate flyaway blithe witless scatterbrained touch-and-go unconsidered scatty lightheaded frenchy hare-brained unreflecting feather-brained temerarious hastily temerity hastiness highty-tighty wild unwise madcap unreflective lightsome hairbrained unweighed overly incontinently unwisdom incaution
21 言行失检