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impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数:improprieties 

TOEFL

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.
        1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
          他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

      英英释义

      noun

      双语例句

      • 2I now felt a burning sense of the impropriety I had committed, and expected nothing less than instant exposure; while a vision of pistols upon the morrow floated rapidly and uncomfortably through my brain.
        我现在强烈地感到自己犯了错误,感到至少会立刻露出马脚;同时,在我的心目中,让我不安地飞快闪过明天手枪的场面。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Journalists must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety as well as any conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict.
        新闻记者必须避免任何表面或实质上的不恰当行为以及表面或实质上的利益冲突。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • He waved off suggestions of impropriety.
        他撤消了不适当的建议。
      • A lawyer should avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety.
        律师应避免出现不正当业务现象。
      • This paper first explains the reason of academic impropriety based on jurisprudence and then proposes some measures to strengthen academic legal norm construction.
        在对学术失范的原因进行法理学解释的基础上,提出了加强学术法律规范建设的措施。