"frown upon" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不贊成
• 不認可

Definition

對某事不贊成，通常是因為社會或道德標準。如果某事被“frown upon”，人們一般認為它是不對或不合適的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式和非正式場合，多用於描述社會不認可的行為。常見被動語態：'is/are frowned upon'。表達輕度、不激烈的反對，不用於中性或積極行為。

Examples

Talking loudly in the library is frowned upon.

在圖書館大聲說話是被**不贊成**的。

Cheating on exams is frowned upon by teachers.

老師**不贊成**考試作弊。

Wearing hats at the dinner table is frowned upon in my family.

在我家，喫飯時戴帽子是**不被認可**的。

Skipping the line is really frowned upon here.

在這裡插隊是非常**不被認可**的。

It's frowned upon to use your phone during meetings, but some people still do it.

開會時用手機是**不贊成**的，但還是有人這麼做。

Back in the day, tattoos were frowned upon, but now they're pretty common.

以前，刺青是**不被認可**的，但現在很普遍了。