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"unmentionable" in Chinese (Simplified)

不可说的难以启齿的

Definition

不能公开谈论的事物,通常因为尴尬、禁忌或不适宜。有时也幽默或间接地指内衣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Unmentionable” 多用于形容禁忌或令人尴尬的话题(如性、生理等),或幽默地指内衣。讲到衣物时常用复数形式“unmentionables”。日常对话中偶尔用于玩笑或委婉表达。

Examples

Some topics at dinner are considered unmentionable.

有些话题在晚餐时被认为是**不可说的**。

She avoided any unmentionable details in her story.

她在故事中避免了任何**难以启齿的**细节。

Old movies sometimes call underwear 'the unmentionables'.

老电影有时把内衣称为“**不可说的**”。

Just thinking about what happened is completely unmentionable to me.

光是想一想发生的事情对我来说就已经**难以启齿**了。

He embarrassed his sister by talking about her unmentionables in public.

他在公开场合谈论她的**内衣**让她很尴尬。

We all agreed that the incident was best left unmentionable.

我们都认为那件事最好保持**不提**。