indiscreet

• adj. 輕率的；不慎重的

in-,不，非，discreet,審慎的。

indiscreet (adj.)

"imprudent, not discrete" (early 15c.) and indiscrete "not containing distinct parts" (c. 1600) are both from Latin indiscretus "unseparated; indistinguishable, not known apart," the former via an Old French or Medieval Latin secondary sense. From in- "not" (see in- (1)) + discreet. Related: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness.

1. Had he been indiscreet in what he had said?

他曾輕率地說過什麽嗎？

來自柯林斯例句

2. Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret.

湯姆言語很不謹慎，什麽時候也別想他守住秘密。

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3. How could he be so indiscreet?

他怎麽能如此輕率？

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4. He is notoriously indiscreet about his private life.

他在私生活方麵的不檢點是出了名的。

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5. An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.

一次輕率的講話導致長時間、代價高昂的罷工.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》