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impolitic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·pol·i·tic /ɪmˈpɒlətɪk $ -ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal  RISKbehaving in a way that is not careful and that could make people think you are not sensible 不明智的,失策的 SYN unwise It was considered impolitic of him to spend too much time with the party radicals. 他花太多时间与党内的激进分子在一起,这被认为是不明智的。
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impoliticThat extreme, impolitic candor was one of the characteristics that made Rice a perfect rebel and a considerably less perfect leader.an impolitic remark about people "deserving" AIDS
im·pol·i·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
that behaving Corpus way not in is a


impolitic
impolitic /ɪmˈpɒlətɪk, ɪmˈpɒlɪtɪk $ -ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal
behaving in a way that is not careful and that could make people think you are not sensible
   SYN  unwise:
    It was considered impolitic of him to spend too much time with the party radicals.


im·pol·it·icBrE /ɪmˈpɒlətɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːlətɪk/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not wise 不明智的;不策略的 SYN unwise It would have been impolitic to refuse his offer. 当时若拒绝了他的好意就太不明智了。🔊🔊