tactless

英 [ˈtæktləs]

美 [ˈtæktləs]

adj.  言行不得体的; 得罪人的; 不圆通的; 没策略的

BNC.23021 / COCA.34736

牛津词典

adj.

• 言行不得体的；得罪人的；不圆通的；没策略的
  saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people
  1. a tactless remark
     不得体的话
  2. It was tactless of you to comment on his hair!
     你竟对他的头发说三道四，真是缺心眼！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (言行)未经考虑的，冒失的，没分寸的
  If you describe someone astactless, you think what they say or do is likely to offend other people.
  1. Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric...
     上学期间，达赖厄斯粗鲁冒失，而且总以自我为中心。
  2. He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks.
     他说话没个轻重，得罪了许多人。

英英释义

adj

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
  1. an inept remark
  2. it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
  Synonym:inept
• lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
  1. in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age
  Synonym:untactful

双语例句

• Aside from being tactless, however, I cannot see what S& P did wrong.
  然而，除了不够圆滑之外，我看不出标准普尔有什么地方做得不对。
• Her tactless remarks just added fuel to the fire.
  她那些不得体的话简直是火上加油。
• It was, well, it was a little bit tactless I think.
  这种做法是，嗯，这种做法我以为是有点儿不策略。
• He was totally tactless, said Arundhati Ghose, India's former ambassador to the United Nations.
  他根本不懂事，印度前驻联合国大使阿兰达蒂·戈斯（ArundhatiGhose）说。
• An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.
  笨拙行为一种笨拙或不老练的行为、方式或表情。
• He can be very tactless sometimes.
  他有时很不讲方式方法。
• Her tactless remark offended me.
  她不成熟的评论让我不满。
• An honest person tells the truth, a tactless person tells the whole truth.
  诚实的人说真相，缺乏技巧的人说出所有真相。
• The mayor, however, generally administers the city in a centrist and technocratic albeit tactless way.
  然而，布隆伯格基本上是以中间派和技术官僚尽管不够圆通的方式来管理这个城市的。
• I "m afraid I" ll never live down that tactless remark I made.
  恐怕我永远也没办法改正我那不谨慎的评价了。