impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数：improprieties　

TOEFL

BNC.19897 / COCA.15427

牛津词典

noun

• 不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
  behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
  Improprietyis improper behaviour.
  1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
     他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

英英释义

noun

• an act of undue intimacy
  Synonym:familiarityindecorumliberty
• an indecent or improper act
  Synonym:indecency
• an improper demeanor
  Synonym:improperness
• the condition of being improper

双语例句

• I would certainly dismiss any allegations of impropriety by the Labour Party
  对于工党指责我行为不正当，我当然不会理会。
• He waved off suggestions of impropriety.
  他撤消了不适当的建议。
• The business directive is for the business to protect itself, so that the business is not accused of impropriety as it executes its business applications.
  这个业务指示的目的是保护企业本身，让企业不会由于执行它的业务应用程序而成为被告。
• The government has denied any impropriety and called such claims sour grapes.
  政府方面否认存在任何不当行为，并称此类指控是出于酸葡萄心理。
• She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.
  于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧，她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。
• This paper first explains the reason of academic impropriety based on jurisprudence and then proposes some measures to strengthen academic legal norm construction.
  在对学术失范的原因进行法理学解释的基础上，提出了加强学术法律规范建设的措施。
• Imbued with jealousy and hatred, he would launch into impassioned tirades that invariably called for caprese to be impeached for reasons of impropriety.
  他满怀嫉妒和仇恨，他会进行慷慨激昂的长篇谴责性讲话，这些讲话总是要求弹劾凯普莱斯行为下流。
• This phenomenon is related with the impropriety of educational research assessment, advance and inappropriate orientation, and it is also related with our lack of confidence and sense of responsibility in educational research.
  这与我们的教育研究评估失当、定位超前而不适度相关，也与我们的教育研究缺乏自信心和责任感相关。
• In addition, the writer has pointed out the possible falsehood or impropriety while quoting real estate capitalization rate, and has clarified some ambiguous concept and improper understanding.
  此外，笔者指出了在引用不动产还原利率时可能的谬误或不当，澄清了一些含混的概念和错误的理解。
• And my favorite of all, in a Zurich hotel: "Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedrooms, it is suggested the lobby be used for this purpose."
  我最喜欢提到的是挂在苏黎世一所旅馆内的牌子，上写：“因为在卧室内招待异性客人有伤大雅，建议在前厅进行。”