单词详解 | indiscreet

indiscreet
音标
英音/ ˌɪndɪˈskriːt / 美音/ ˌɪndɪˈskriːt /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
She speaks in long, unbroken streams of consciousness that are both delightfully indiscreet and touchingly vulnerable.
她以绵长、不间断的意识流说话,既令人愉快地不谨慎,又令人感动地脆弱。
BBC

“It was only meant for my family, sometimes I think I have been a little indiscreet,” she said.
“这只是为了我的家人,有时我觉得我有点不检点,”她说。
BBC

The relationship, apparently consensual, if unconventional, was indiscreet at best, and, because of the woman’s youth and her subordinate position in Hill’s campaign, potentially exploitative.
这种关系表面上是双方自愿的,但即使是非常规的,充其量也是不谨慎的,而且,由于这位女士的年轻和她在希尔竞选活动中的从属地位,可能具有剥削性。
The New Yorker

基本释意
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轻率的;不慎重的

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短释义
An indiscreet person would blab your secrets to everyone. An indiscreet person is loud, inappropriate, and thoughtless. While being discreet implies caution, being indiscreet is wild and careless. An indiscreet boss will correct your mistake in front of everyone, humiliating you. If you commit a crime and are indiscreet by running from a bank robbery with marked bills flying out of your pocket, you’re much more likely to get caught.
不检点的人缺乏判断力,不知道什么时候该低调。和新女友一起去看前女友的乐队是不明智的行为。

长释义
An indiscreet person would blab your secrets to everyone. An indiscreet person is loud, inappropriate, and thoughtless. While being discreet implies caution, being indiscreet is wild and careless. An indiscreet boss will correct your mistake in front of everyone, humiliating you. If you commit a crime and are indiscreet by running from a bank robbery with marked bills flying out of your pocket, you’re much more likely to get caught.
一个不检点的人会把你的秘密泄露给所有人。一个不检点的人是大声的、不恰当的和轻率的。谨慎意味着谨慎,而轻率则意味着狂野和粗心。一个不检点的老板会当着所有人的面纠正你的错误,羞辱你。如果您犯了罪,并且在抢劫银行时不谨慎,口袋里飞出标记的钞票,那么您被抓住的可能性就更大。

文学例句
“I am sorry that this has happened to you here, but I am afraid that you were indiscreet.”
“我很抱歉你在这里发生了这种事,但我担心你不检点。”
Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.

One indiscreet young fellow did indeed narrowly escape a catastrophe on the occasion described to me; but the fault was entirely his own.
在我所描述的情况下,一位轻率的年轻人确实侥幸逃脱了一场灾难。但这完全是他自己的错。
Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William

At his first step the sand scrunching under his slippers made an indiscreet noise.
他刚迈出一步,拖鞋下的沙子就发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。
Roumanian Stories
Translated from the Original Roumanian by Various

词源
indiscreet (adj.)”imprudent, not discrete, lacking good judgment,” early 15c., from Medieval Latin indiscretus, from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + Latin discretus “separated, distinct” (in Medieval Latin “discerning, careful”), past participle of discernere “distinguish” (see discern). A Medieval Latin secondary sense of the word that also became indiscrete. Related: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
indiscreet (adj.)“不谨慎的、不离散的、缺乏良好的判断力”,15世纪早期,源自中世纪拉丁语 indiscretus,源自 in-“不,相反”(参见 in- (1))+ 拉丁语discretus“分离的、不同的” (中世纪拉丁语中的“辨别的,小心的”),dispierere 的过去分词“辨别”(参见辨别)。该词的中世纪拉丁语次要含义也变得不明确。相关:轻率;不检点。相关条目及更多


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