"tactless" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不圆滑的
• 不得体的

Definition

说话或做事缺乏分寸，经常无意中伤害或冒犯他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于负面评价，表达缺乏分寸或社交技巧。常见于'tactless remark'（不得体的评论）。与'tactful'（圆滑、得体）意思相反。

Examples

It was tactless to mention her mistake in front of everyone.

当众提起她的错误真是**不得体**。

He is sometimes tactless but means well.

他有时很**不圆滑**，但他是好意。

Her tactless question made everyone uncomfortable.

她的**不得体**问题让大家都很尴尬。

I didn't mean to be tactless—I just didn't think before I spoke.

我不是故意要**不得体**，只是说话前没考虑好。

Sometimes kids can be brutally tactless without realizing it.

孩子有时候会非常**不圆滑**，还没察觉到。

Mark made a tactless joke at the meeting, and it got really awkward.

马克在会议上开了个**不得体**的玩笑，气氛变得很尴尬。