unseemly中文什么意思

adj.,adv.
不体面，不好看；不相称；不适当。n.
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• unseemly manner:    不当的举止
• with unseemly eyes:    视而不见地
• unseemly to use profanity:    不雅的暗示

例句与用法

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1. It was unseemly to yield to such pressure .
   要是屈服于这种压力，那是不体面的。
2. How unseemly are these weak and slender feet !
   这几只无力而细长的脚是多么不相称！
3. To this the dean assented, but alleged that contests on such a subject would be unseemly .
   对这个意见，教长表示同意，不过他指出说，在这样一个问题上争论将是不合适的。
4. Mrs tulliver's sisters, who had married well, criticized mr. tulliver's unseemly ambition .
   塔利弗夫人的姐妹们都已结了婚，生活得很好。她们批评塔利弗的不切实际的抱负。
5. It would be very unseemly if the corpses had to put on immortality under the gaze of mere sight-seers .
   万一游客正在参观的时候，那些木乃伊在他们眼前一下子都进入永生的境界，岂不是很尴尬吗？

英文释义

形容词

1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
   同义词：indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward