indiscretion

英 [ˌɪndɪ'skreʃn] 美 [ˌɪndɪ'skreʃn]

• n. 不慎重；轻率之举；鲁莽

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 轻率，鲁莽，不慎重，不谨慎，不明智，欠考虑
2. 不检点 ，言行失检
3. 不明智行为，轻率的言行，不慎的言行
4. 不检点的言行

英英释义

Noun:

1. the trait of being injudicious

2. a petty misdeed

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His indiscretion gave his enemy a handle to use against him.
   他不够慎重而给予敌人以反对他的可乘之机。
2. I warned him against indiscretion in his conversation.
   我告诫他谈话切忌轻率。
3. Jones was censured for indiscretion in leaking a secret report to the press.
   琼斯被责备太鲁莽了，竟然给报刊泄露了一个秘密报告。

经典引文

• That his mistress should sleep naked..he regarded as the height of indiscretion.

  出自： S. Chitty

近反义词

【近义词】

• stupidity 愚笨
• temerity 鲁莽
• peccadillo 轻罪
• imprudence 轻率
• foolishness 可笑
• rashness 轻率
• impulsiveness 冲动
• hastiness 火急
• carelessness 粗心
• misjudgment 估计错误
• recklessness 不顾后果
• incaution 不小心
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