Behaviour that does not fit the occasion — not so much wicked as embarrassing, undignified, the wrong thing for where you are and who you are.

Behaviour that does not fit the occasion指不符合場合的行為 — not so much wicked as embarrassing, undignified與其說是邪惡，不如說是尷尬、有失身分, the wrong thing for where you are and who you are在那個場合、以你的身分做了不對的事。

Laughing loudly at a funeral is unseemly. So is an unseemly rush for the buffet, or an unseemly argument between two officials in public.

Laughing loudly at a funeral在喪禮上大聲笑 is unseemly是 unseemly 的。So is an unseemly rush for the buffet搶著衝去吃buffet是 unseemly, or an unseemly argument between two officials in public兩個官員在公開場合吵架也是 unseemly。

The word carries a faint disapproving sniff: the speaker is judging by manners rather than by morals, and often with a touch of dry humour.

The word這個字 carries a faint disapproving sniff帶有一絲不以為然的味道: the speaker is judging by manners rather than by morals說話者是在用禮儀而不是道德來評斷, and often with a touch of dry humour而且常常帶點冷幽默。

Note the grammar trap — it ends in -ly but it is an adjective, not an adverb: 'unseemly behaviour', 'it would be unseemly to ask'.

Note the grammar trap注意文法陷阱 — it ends in -ly但它雖然以 -ly 結尾 but it is an adjective, not an adverb卻是形容詞，不是副詞: 'unseemly behaviour''unseemly behaviour'（不得體的行為）, 'it would be unseemly to ask''it would be unseemly to ask'（開口問會顯得不得體）。

It is formal and slightly old-fashioned; you meet it in newspapers, speeches and official complaints, while friends would say 'that was so out of line' or 'not a good look'.

It它 is formal and slightly old-fashioned是正式、有點老派的字; you meet it in newspapers, speeches and official complaints你會在報紙、演講、正式投訴裡看到它, while friends would say而朋友之間則會說 'that was so out of line''that was so out of line'（那太超過了） or 'not a good look'或 'not a good look'（觀感不好）。

Very often it appears in the fixed pattern 'an unseemly + noun of scrambling' — an unseemly haste, an unseemly scramble, an unseemly squabble.

Very often它非常常 it appears in the fixed pattern 'an unseemly + noun of scrambling'出現在固定句型「an unseemly + 表示爭搶的名詞」裡 — an unseemly hastean unseemly haste（慌張搶快）, an unseemly scramblean unseemly scramble（一陣爭搶）, an unseemly squabblean unseemly squabble（一場口角）。