impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数：improprieties　

TOEFL

BNC.19897 / COCA.15427

牛津词典

noun

• 不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
  behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
  Improprietyis improper behaviour.
  1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
     他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

英英释义

noun

• an act of undue intimacy
  Synonym:familiarityindecorumliberty
• an indecent or improper act
  Synonym:indecency
• an improper demeanor
  Synonym:improperness
• the condition of being improper

双语例句

• The government has denied any impropriety and called such claims sour grapes.
  政府方面否认存在任何不当行为，并称此类指控是出于酸葡萄心理。
• The business directive is for the business to protect itself, so that the business is not accused of impropriety as it executes its business applications.
  这个业务指示的目的是保护企业本身，让企业不会由于执行它的业务应用程序而成为被告。
• The weakening of the accounting control is a universal problem in SOEs of our country, which is mainly caused by the deviation of objectives between the owner and the management, the vacancy of the owner's position, and the impropriety of accounting behavior.
  会计控制弱化是我国国有企业普遍存在的问题，究其根源，主要是所有者和经营者目标的背离、所有者虚位、会计行为失当等原因所致。
• This paper first explains the reason of academic impropriety based on jurisprudence and then proposes some measures to strengthen academic legal norm construction.
  在对学术失范的原因进行法理学解释的基础上，提出了加强学术法律规范建设的措施。
• He refuses to play with company executives or reporters to avoid perceptions of impropriety.
  为避免造成行为不当的观感，他拒绝与公司高管或记者打球。
• In addition, the writer has pointed out the possible falsehood or impropriety while quoting real estate capitalization rate, and has clarified some ambiguous concept and improper understanding.
  此外，笔者指出了在引用不动产还原利率时可能的谬误或不当，澄清了一些含混的概念和错误的理解。
• She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.
  于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧，她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。
• A lawyer should avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety.
  律师应避免出现不正当业务现象。
• She has strenuously denied the allegations of financial impropriety.
  她强烈地否认了经济方面有不正当行为的指控。
• He waved off suggestions of impropriety.
  他撤消了不适当的建议。