impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数：improprieties　

TOEFL

BNC.19897 / COCA.15427

牛津词典

noun

• 不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
  behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
  Improprietyis improper behaviour.
  1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
     他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

英英释义

noun

• an act of undue intimacy
  Synonym:familiarityindecorumliberty
• an indecent or improper act
  Synonym:indecency
• an improper demeanor
  Synonym:improperness
• the condition of being improper

双语例句

• The politician tried to cover up the scandal by accusing the opposition party of impropriety.
  那个搞政治的企图藉著指责反对党言词不当来掩盖诽闻。
• The paper introduces complemental explanation and analysis of existing time_ delay identification scheme of nonlinear systems; meanwhile, points out the impropriety of NARMA model correction strategy for time-delay systems.
  对现有神经网络对非线性时滞系统的时滞辨识方法进行了补充说明和分析，同时指出现有的NARMA模型修正方法对时滞系统的不当之处。
• The reinsurers also agreed to retract and withdraw all allegations of fraud and impropriety made against the Korea national insurance company.
  再保险商们还同意撤销和收回所有针对朝鲜国家保险公司（koreanationalinsurancecompany）的欺诈和行为失当指控。
• There is no suggestion of impropriety or that this enabled the industry to buy favour, it is just that in its pomp, finance became so important and so influential that it crowded out other voices.
  这里没有任何行为失当，或令该行业从中获利的暗示，这只是说明，盛况空前的金融行业变得如此重要，如此有影响力，众多其它声音被淹没了。
• Accusations of impropriety were made against senior government ministers.
  高级内阁大臣们被控行为不当。
• And my favorite of all, in a Zurich hotel: "Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedrooms, it is suggested the lobby be used for this purpose."
  我最喜欢提到的是挂在苏黎世一所旅馆内的牌子，上写：“因为在卧室内招待异性客人有伤大雅，建议在前厅进行。”
• Analyzing and implementing any one of them alone will result in unilateral understanding in theory and impropriety in dealing with refugee problems in practice.
  单独分析、实施其中任何一项，都会导致理论上理解的片面，和实践中处理与难民有关问题的不妥当。
• Journalists must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety as well as any conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict.
  新闻记者必须避免任何表面或实质上的不恰当行为以及表面或实质上的利益冲突。
• This paper first explains the reason of academic impropriety based on jurisprudence and then proposes some measures to strengthen academic legal norm construction.
  在对学术失范的原因进行法理学解释的基础上，提出了加强学术法律规范建设的措施。
• I would certainly dismiss any allegations of impropriety by the Labour Party
  对于工党指责我行为不正当，我当然不会理会。