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untowardness

英[ˌʌntə'wɔːd] 美[ʌn'tɔːrd]
  • adj.麻烦的;不利的;不适当的;失控的

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;

    "was buried with indecent haste"
    "indecorous behavior"
    "language unbecoming to a lady"
    "unseemly to use profanity"
    "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

  2. contrary to your interests or welfare;

    "adverse circumstances"
    "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

双语例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Indeed, anything untoward was now kept from James.
      的确,现在一切不顺心的事都小心瞒着詹姆士。
    2. Subconsciously I felt something untoward was going to happen.
      我下意识地感到要出事。
    3. He had noticed nothing untoward.
      他没有注意到有何特殊情况。
    4. There were no reports of untoward incidents during these protest programmes.
      至今还没有发生恶性事件的报道。

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