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单词 tactlessness
释义
tactlessness
noun
uk
/ˈtækt.ləs.nəs/us
/ˈtækt.ləs.nəs/
thequalityof not beingcarefultoavoidsaying or doing something that couldupsetsomeone:
不得体，不圆通，不明智
Iwincedat his tactlessness.他不得体的举止让我皱眉。
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tactless
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  • He's hardworking,tough,bluntoccasionallyto thepointof tactlessness.
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  • Theprincehasentertainedthenationwithunwittingoutburstsof tactlessness.
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(Definition oftactlessnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftactlessness

tactlessness
They may in the past have showntactlessnessand lack of understanding in dealing with their minorities.
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To make an announcement of permanent legislation at this time is—if one wants to be kind about it—an act of supremetactlessness.
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So many things are affected by so many small items oftactlessness.
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Especially when it is atactlessnesswhich can be readily and easily avoided.
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All this has resulted from thetactlessnessand pressures of a minority.
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The observation is that you cannot, except in the broadest terms, legislate for a lack of sensitivity,tactlessnessor an absence of wisdom.
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In spite of theirtactlessness, we must be grateful to our allies for what they have done.
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He really is a monument totactlessness.
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Histactlessnesshas not been questioned.
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This can be achieved through excessively foul toilet humour, mocking of serious themes (a.k.a. black comedy), or throughtactlessnessin the aftermath of a crisis.
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Democritus states that magnanimity consists in enduringtactlessnesswith mildness.
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Their conversation is, for the most part, polite, with both men making occasional slips intotactlessnessbut both ultimately making the truths of the situation quite apparent.
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