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单词 disreputable
释义
disreputable
adjective
uk
/dɪsˈrep.jə.tə.bəl/us
/dɪsˈrep.jə.t̬ə.bəl/
nottrustedorrespected;thoughtto have abadcharacter:
不受信任的；名声不佳的；不正经的
Some of the more disreputablenewspapersmadefalseclaimsabout herprivatelife.一些声名狼藉的报纸对她的私生活进行了虚假报道。
a disreputableyoungman不正经的青年男子
Opposite
reputable
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disreputably
(Definition ofdisreputablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

disreputable| American Dictionary

disreputable
adjective
us
/dɪsˈrep·jə·t̬ə·bəl/
having abadreputation; notapprovedof:
Theinformationcame from disreputablesources.
(Definition ofdisreputablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdisreputable

disreputable
To some extent he sought to guard himself from criticism by distancing himself from the moredisreputableforms of popular magic.
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Both positions are philosophicallydisreputable, unless they can provide us with a method of enquiry, which could substantiate one claim as against the other.
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It is not impossible, then, that such agents and other demagogic leaders have directed the movement intodisreputableactivities.
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His simple, one dimensional argument stands as the mildlydisreputableclassic of cultural work.
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He also cultivated an appreciation of the formal value of certain practices either neglected by the dominant culture or deemed sociallydisreputable.
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He was very nervous about being recognized as having even been around when this 'disreputable' practice was taking place.
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After all, a long tradition in linguistics considers any discussion of the origins and evolution of language to bedisreputable.
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On the other hand, a woman without a veil was considereddisreputableor a "public woman".
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And then there were the abovementioneddisreputablein-laws.
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In the 1860s, makeup was still considereddisreputable, but by the end of the century it was widely used.
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The professor thus denies thedisreputablelanguage mixing which the politician so successfully practises.
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These children were analogous to 'disreputablepaupers', who consisted of beggars, petty lawbreakers and the like.
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One way of doing that would be to disassociate themselves fromdisreputablefigures and institutions of the past, and demonstrate that they too could be on the side of change.
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Death was pronounced at 9.47 a. m. and the violent, aggressive,disreputableand vocal woman was rendered submissive, passive, harmless and silent.
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We called it discreditable, improper,disreputableand outrageous.
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