"in bad taste" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不得体

Definition

用于形容玩笑、评论或行为粗鲁、令人反感或不合时宜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来形容不合场合的玩笑、评论等，比直接说“粗鲁”更委婉。属于主观判断，不同文化和群体标准不同。

Examples

That joke was really in bad taste.

那个笑话真的很**不得体**。

Wearing that shirt to a funeral is in bad taste.

在葬礼上穿那件衬衫很**不得体**。

His comment about her appearance was in bad taste.

他关于她外表的评论很**不得体**。

It might have been funny to some people, but I thought it was in bad taste.

有些人觉得有趣，但我认为很**不得体**。

Posting photos like that online is just in bad taste, honestly.

说实话，网上发那样的照片真的很**不得体**。

Everyone was silent after his joke because it was in bad taste.

他讲了那个笑话后，大家都沉默了，因为真的很**不得体**。