"indelicate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不禮貌的
• 不得體的

Definition

形容言語或行為粗魯、不體貼，特別是在需要敏感或得體的社交場合容易冒犯他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Indelicate” 多用於正式場合，溫和地批評某人缺乏圓滑或體貼。常見搭配有 "an indelicate comment/question"，語氣比“rude”輕。

Examples

It was indelicate to mention her age at the party.

在聚會上提她的年齡是**不禮貌的**。

Some people found his joke indelicate.

有些人覺得他的笑話很**不得體**。

Please avoid indelicate questions in the interview.

請在面試時避免**不禮貌的**問題。

That was a bit indelicate of you, don’t you think?

你那樣做有點**不得體**，你不覺得嗎？

She apologized for her indelicate remark during the meeting.

她為會議期間的**不禮貌**言論道歉。

If you don’t want to sound indelicate, try phrasing it another way.

如果你不想聽起來太**不得體**，試著換種說法。