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

• When a subject has been turned down, only a tactless person would pursue it.
  当对方已拒绝谈论某个话题时，只有不上道的人才会追着这个话题谈下去。
• 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。
• Her comment was tactless, to say the least.
  她的评论至少可以说是不策略的。
• To make a tactless remark.
  不得体的评论。
• He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks.
  他说话没个轻重，得罪了许多人。
• 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。
• I was a little bit condescending and tactless.
  我实在显得有点谦逊和不老练。
• It was out of order for him to make such a tactless remark.
  他说出这种不策略的话是得不得体的。
• I suppose it was rather tactless of me to ask.
  我想我这样问实在有些不得体。