indelicate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·del·i·cate /ɪnˈdeləkət/ adjective formal  EMBARRASSEDlikely to embarrass or shock people 令人窘迫的；令人震惊的 SYN rude an indelicate comment 无礼的评论 —indelicacy noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

indelicate• an indelicate and tasteless comment• And forgive me asking an indelicate question but how are you off for money - on the whole trip?• It was indelicate to do otherwise.

in·del·i·cate adjectiveChineseSyllable  

likely to people shock embarrass Corpus or

indelicate
in‧del‧i‧cate /ɪnˈdeləkət, ɪnˈdelɪkət/ adjective formal
likely to embarrass or shock people
   SYN  rude:
    an indelicate comment
—indelicacy noun [uncountable]

in·deli·cateBrE /ɪnˈdelɪkət/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈdelɪkət/ 🔊 adjective (formal) likely to be thought rude or embarrassing 不文雅的；颇粗鲁的；令人尴尬的◆an indelicate question无礼的提问▸ in·deli·cacy BrE /ɪnˈdelɪkəsi/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈdelɪkəsi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]