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TOEFL BNC: 19897 COCA: 15427

impropriety

noun
/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti/
/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural improprieties)
(formal)
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  1. behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility（身居要职者）不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
    • There was no evidence of impropriety.没有行为不当的证据。
    • accusations of financial impropriety对财务不当的指控
    • He said that he would resign his post if the public felt he had engaged in improprieties.他说，如果公众认为他有不当行为，他将辞职。
    opposite propriety
    Extra Examples
    • Parliament was was accused of constitutional impropriety.议会被指控违反宪法。
    • There is no suggestion of impropriety by the minister.没有发现部长行为不端的任何迹象。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • financial
    • procedural
    • sexual
    • …
    verb + impropriety
    • commit
    • accuse somebody of
    phrases
    • a suggestion of impropriety
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (also in the sense ‘inaccuracy’): from French impropriété or Latin improprietas, from improprius, from in- ‘not’ + proprius ‘one's own, proper’.
TOEFL BNC: 19897 COCA: 15427
impropriety

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPROPRIETY | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤financial, procedural, law法律) , sexual財務違規行為；程序不當；不正當的性行為➤alleged所謂的不當行為VERB + IMPROPRIETY➤commit做出不當行為◇It was alleged that financial improprieties had been committed.據稱存在財務違規行為。➤accuse sb of指控某人行為不端◇a company accused of financial improprieties and fraud被指控存在財務違規和欺詐的公司PHRASES➤a suggestion of impropriety (especially BrE) 行為不端的蛛絲馬跡◇There is no suggestion of impropriety by the president.沒有發現總統行為不端的任何跡象。
TOEFL BNC: 19897 COCA: 15427
TOEFL BNC: 19897 COCA: 15427
impropriety
Impolite and rude behaviour: discourtesy, insolence, presumption...
Morally bad or wrong behaviour: evil, sin, wrong...

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