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
- The politician tried to cover up the scandal by accusing the opposition party of impropriety.
那个搞政治的企图藉著指责反对党言词不当来掩盖诽闻。 - 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。 - The paper introduces complemental explanation and analysis of existing time_ delay identification scheme of nonlinear systems; meanwhile, points out the impropriety of NARMA model correction strategy for time-delay systems.
对现有神经网络对非线性时滞系统的时滞辨识方法进行了补充说明和分析，同时指出现有的NARMA模型修正方法对时滞系统的不当之处。 - The source declined to discuss nature of the impropriety.
该知情者拒绝讨论所谓“不正当”的性质。 - He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。 - She has strenuously denied the allegations of financial impropriety.
她强烈地否认了经济方面有不正当行为的指控。 - She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.
于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧，她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。 - 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。 - They were shocked by the impropriety of the young man's action.
他们为那年轻人的不当举止而感到震惊。