An indiscretion is a thing you say or do that shows poor judgment, especially something people think you should not have done. It can be a secret told at a party, a rude joke in the wrong room, or a more serious slip that looks bad morally.

An indiscretion indiscretion is a thing you say or do是你說了或做了 that shows poor judgment,顯得判斷力不佳的一件事, especially something people think you should not have done.尤其是別人覺得你不該做的事。 It can be a secret told at a party,可以是在派對上洩漏的一個秘密, a rude joke in the wrong room,在不對的場合開的一個不禮貌玩笑, or a more serious slip that looks bad morally.或是一次看起來在道德上比較嚴重的失誤。

English often uses the word as a soft cover: “a youthful indiscretion” means “they were young, and we are choosing to treat it as one mistake,” even when the act was not small. Newspapers like this softening.

English often uses the word as a soft cover:英文常常用這個字來當緩衝: "a youthful indiscretion" means「a youthful indiscretion」意思是 "they were young, and we are choosing to treat it as one mistake,"「他們當時年輕，而我們選擇把這件事當成一次過失來看待」, even when the act was not small.就算那件事其實不小。 Newspapers like this softening.報紙很愛用這種軟化說法。

The word can also name the habit of not being discreet, but you will meet the “one unwise act or remark” sense at least as often. It is formal. Though actually, calling something an indiscretion already takes a side — it makes the act sound smaller and more forgivable than a crime or a betrayal.

The word can also name這個字也可以指 the habit of not being discreet,不夠謹慎的習慣, but you will meet the “one unwise act or remark” sense但你更常遇到的是「一次不明智的舉動或發言」這個意思 at least as often.至少一樣常見。 It is formal.這是正式用語。 Though actually,不過其實， calling something an indiscretion already takes a side把某件事說成indiscretion本身就已經選邊站了 — it makes the act sound smaller and more forgivable than a crime or a betrayal.會讓那件事聽起來比犯罪或背叛更小、更可以被原諒。