英语单词 | indecent |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪn'diːsnt] 美 [ɪn'diːsnt] |
中文释义 | adj.下流的;不妥当的 |
英语例句 | (1) She accused him of making indecent suggestions to her. (2) The deletion of all passages is considered to be indecent. |
中文例句 | (1) 她指控他对她有过下流的要求。 (2) 删除所有段落是不妥当的。 |
vocabulary简明 | Things that are indecent are obscene, indelicate, or offensive in some way. If you run around the mall naked, you’ll get in trouble for indecent exposure! |
vocabulary扩展 | Indecent describes things that are not decent — the prefix -in often means “not,” like how independent means “not dependent.” Decent things are morally sound, so indecent things are offensive. Swearing is considered indecent. Indecent often means rude. A joke might go over well with your friends but is considered indecent when told to a teacher. Not everyone will agree on what’s indecent, but we all agree that you should keep your clothes on at the mall. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]下流的;有伤风化的;猥亵的 If you describe something as indecent, you mean that it is shocking and offensive, usually because it relates to sex or nakedness.
indecently
2 [ADJ 形容词](速度或数量)不合常规的,离谱的 If you describe the speed or amount of something as indecent, you are indicating, often in a humorous way, that it is much quicker or larger than is usual or desirable.
indecently
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