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Someone who is indiscreet is careless about what they say or do, especially by talking about things that should stay private.
Someone who is indiscreet一個indiscreet的人 is careless about what they say or do對自己說的話或做的事不夠小心,especially by talking about things that should stay private尤其是會講出應該保密的事。
An indiscreet remark lets a secret out. An indiscreet question in a crowded room can make someone go red.
An indiscreet remark一句indiscreet的話 lets a secret out會把秘密洩露出去。An indiscreet question in a crowded room在擁擠的房間裡問一個indiscreet的問題 can make someone go red會讓人臉紅。
It is about poor judgment and loose talk, not always about wanting to hurt people — though it can hurt them all the same. It is a fairly formal, slightly old-fashioned criticising word.
It is about poor judgment and loose talk這個字說的是判斷不好、嘴巴不緊,not always about wanting to hurt people不一定是想傷害人——though it can hurt them all the same不過還是可能傷到人。It is a fairly formal, slightly old-fashioned criticising word它是一個相當正式、有點老派的批評用語。
In casual talk people more often say “you shouldn't have said that” or “that was too much information.” Though actually, what counts as indiscreet changes with the room: a joke that is fine among close friends can be indiscreet at work.
In casual talk people more often say 'you shouldn't have said that' or 'that was too much information.'在輕鬆的談話裡,人們比較常說「你不該說那個的」或「那個資訊太多了」。Though actually, what counts as indiscreet changes with the room不過其實什麼算indiscreet會隨場合改變:a joke that is fine among close friends一個在好朋友之間沒問題的玩笑 can be indiscreet at work在職場上可能就算indiscreet。
組成in- (not) + discreet (careful about secrets and other people's feelings)
同家族的字
- discreetthe opposite: careful about what you say and keep private
- discretionthe noun: good judgment about what to say or hide
- indiscretiona slip — a remark or act that was not discreet
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
indiscreetadj/ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/
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Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
- Haz sits in the trailer for 10 hours straight, eyes trained on the patrons. If he sees the makings of a drug deal or a fight, he notifies the club’s in-house security by walkie-talkie. It amazes him how indiscreet drug dealers can be—with the bulges in their socks and their melodramatic handovers—despite the presence of security guards.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。