"beyond the pale" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不可接受
• 过分

Definition

形容行为或举动完全不可接受，超出了合理或适当的范围。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个正式且带点老派的表达，常用来形容行为极为不可接受。通常形容行为而非物品。与“过分”(over the line)类似，但语气更强烈。不用于中性或正面情况。

Examples

His rude comments were beyond the pale.

他的粗鲁评论完全**不可接受**。

Stealing from your friends is beyond the pale.

偷朋友的东西太**过分**了。

What he said to the teacher was beyond the pale.

他对老师说的话**不可接受**。

I thought the joke was funny, but the personal insult was beyond the pale.

我觉得那个玩笑还好，但人身攻击就**过分**了。

Bringing up her past mistakes at the meeting was beyond the pale.

在会议上提她过去的错误太**不可接受**了。

Yelling at customers like that is just beyond the pale.

那样对顾客大喊完全**不可接受**。