improper adj. 1.不適當(dāng)?shù)?,不合適的,非正常的。 2.不正確的,錯(cuò)誤的。 3.不道德的;褻瀆的,不合禮儀的,下流的。 a remark improper to the occasion 不合時(shí)宜的話。 put sth. to an improper use 誤用。 improper language 無(wú)禮的話。 an improper person 下流的人。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
The censor examined a book and blue - penciled some improper remarks in it 檢查官審查一本書,并刪除里面的若干不妥之處。
All those who made improper remarks or did wrong things abroad are exempt from investigation 對(duì)在國(guó)外說過一些錯(cuò)話、做過一些錯(cuò)事的,一律不予追究。
Mme lerat having made some sharp little speech or other , she loudly announced that , god willing , she wasn t going to let anyone - no , not even her own aunt - make improper remarks in her presence 勒拉太太不當(dāng)心說了一句難聽的話,她立即嚷起來(lái),說真見鬼!她不容許任何人,甚至她的姑媽在她面前說臟話。