他粗鲁的玩笑在正式晚宴上显得很不合时宜。

His unseemly jokes were out of place at the formal dinner.

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His unseemly jokes were out of place at the formal dinner.

unseemly 是由前缀 un-(表示"不")和 seemly(得体的)组成的形容词。seemly 来自 seem(看起来)+ 后缀 -ly,原意是"看起来合适的"。 unseemly 意思是"不得体的、不合适的",通常指行为或言语不符合社交场合的礼仪规范。

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