discourtesy

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discourtesy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·cour·te·sy /dɪsˈkɜːtəsi $ -ɜːr-/ noun (plural discourtesies) [countable, uncountable] formal RUDE/IMPOLITEan action or behaviour that is not polite or does not show respect 无礼的举动[行为]

Examples from the Corpus

discourtesy• It was accounted great discourtesy to put any question to a guest before his wants had been satisfied.• This discourtesy did not escape the notice of the press.

dis·cour·te·sy nounChineseSyllable

that action Corpus not not or an or is does polite behaviour

discourtesy
dis‧cour‧te‧sy /dɪsˈkɜːtəsi $ -ɜːr-/

noun (plural discourtesies) [uncountable and countable] formal
an action or behaviour that is not polite or does not show respect

dis·cour·tesy

BrE

/dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/

NAmE

/dɪsˈkɜːrtəsi/

noun

[uncountable

, countable]

(

dis·cour·tesies

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formal

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behaviour or an action that is not polite 失礼的行为；粗鲁的举动