indiscretion
noun
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈskreʃ.ən/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈskreʃ.ən/[U]
thequalityof beingindiscreet:
轻率,不慎重Jones was censured for indiscretion inleakingasecretreportto thepress.琼斯因轻率地向新闻界泄漏了一份机密报告而受到严厉批评。
[C]
something,especiallyasexualrelationship, that isconsideredembarrassingormorallywrong:
(尤指性关系上的)不检点We shouldforgivehim a fewyouthfulindiscretions.我们应该原谅他作为年轻人一些有失检点的行为。
Inconsiderate
- cavalier
- clumsily
- clumsiness
- cowboy
- crassly
- inconsiderateness
- indiscreet
- indiscreetly
- indiscriminate
- indiscriminately
- irresponsibly
- queue-jumper
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness
- uncaring
- unchristian
- unthinkingly
- wanton
- wantonly
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