| 单词 | unmentionable |
| 释义 | unmentionable adjective uk/ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈmen.ʃən.ə.bəl/shockingorembarrassing, andthereforenotallowedordisapprovedof as asubjectofconversation: 不宜提及的；难以启齿的the unmentionablepossibilitythat we mightlosethewar我们可能战败这一难以启齿的可能性 Saddening, shocking and upsetting
Examplesofunmentionableunmentionable Both stories are constructed around shameful secrets andunmentionableactivities. From theCambridge English Corpus Critics of sensation fiction argued that readers were bound to be negatively influenced by reflecting too long on subjectsunmentionablein polite society. From theCambridge English Corpus Thirdly, we must consider theunmentionable—labour market policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not mention theunmentionableany more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to say a few words on a matter which seems to have been almostunmentionablein politics since 1944. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been placed on the list of things which areunmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When he might have mentioned theunmentionable, he was moved to other responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It wasunmentionable, not because it was morally degrading or wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The draughts inside such a house are justunmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The atrocities which he has committed are almostunmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not try the patience of my colleagues at this time of night by mentioning theunmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bad when a subject becomesunmentionable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are sound and cogent reasons why many subjects previously regarded asunmentionableshould be discussed and written about in an honest and adult manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will therefore refer to them as theunmentionableseven. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said: "the intelligence community has acquired the status of anunmentionabletaboo exempt from any process of rational public or parliamentary debate". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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