immodest

[美]/ɪˈmɒdɪst/
[英]/ɪˈmɑːdɪst/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 不谦虚的,不庄重的

例句

immodest claims in advertising and promotion.

在广告和推销上不谦虚的说法

a bathing suit considered immodest by the local people.

当地人认为是不正派的游泳衣

immodest display of wealth

炫耀财富

原声例句

An immodest sense of pride in our community.

我们社区大言不惭的自豪感。

来源: The Simpsons Movie

As well as being considered unsafe or chaotic, swimming was seen as immodest – shocking because it shows too much of the body.

游泳不仅被认为是危险的或混沌的,还被认为是不庄重的——令人震惊,因为它裸露太多。

来源: 6 Minute English

The woman is immodest who can let the shadow of such a doubt remain on her husband's mind a moment.

女人是不谦虚的,谁能让这种怀疑的阴影在她丈夫的脑海中停留片刻。

来源: Defending Feminism (Part 2)

And I must be allowed to call her a modest woman, before I dismiss this part of the subject, by saying, that till men are more chaste, women will be immodest.

我必须被允许称她为谦虚的女人, 在我驳回这部分主题之前, 我要说的是, 除非男人更贞洁, 否则女人将变得不端庄。

来源: Defending Feminism (Part 2)

On the contrary, she would have expressed the prettiest surprise and disapprobation if she had heard that another young lady had been detected in that immodest prematureness — indeed, would probably have disbelieved in its possibility.

相反,如果她听说另一位年轻女士被发现有这种过分的早熟,她会表示最惊讶和不以为然——事实上,她可能不相信这种可能性。

来源: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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