indelicacy
noun [ C and U ] uk/ɪnˈdel.ɪ.kə.si/ us/ɪnˈdel.ə.kə.si/
(言行失当)的场合;(言语或行为)的不适当、无礼
the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive, or words or actions that are like this
He had acted with great indelicacy. 他的行为非常粗鲁。
To mention their financial problems would have been an indelicacy. 提及他们的财务问题是不恰当的。
See: indelicate
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- A few commentators had the indelicacy to note the minister’s lack of military experience.
- He can be frank to the point of indelicacy.
- There were a few indelicacies in the writing.