indecorum
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈkɔː.rəm/ us/ˌɪn.dɪˈkɔːr.əm/
不得体的言行,不合礼节的言行
behaviour that is rude, not controlled, or against accepted social customs
He was treated with the grossest indecorum. 他受到了最粗暴的无礼对待。
She was never guilty of an indecorum in public. 她从来没有在公共场合举止失当。
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- She could not bear the thought that Jane had been deprived of happiness by the folly and indecorum of her own family.
- Here is a most abominable scene of indecency, indecorum, and infamy.
- He was aware of the indecorum of singing or whistling in a house full of grieving people.
- The indecorum of the monarch singing in public was never repeated.
- If the Doctor were to do away entirely with these alleged indecorums then he would have to falsify the scriptures themselves.