(of behaviour, talk, etc. 行为、讲话等 thought to be morally offensive, especially because it involves sex or wearing no clothes 下流的；有伤风化的；猥亵的 indecent conduct/photos 下流的行为；淫秽的照片 He made an indecent suggestion to my wife. 他向我妻子提出了一个下流的建议。 It is considered indecent for couples to be seen to be intimate in public. 情侣在公开场合亲热被视为有伤风化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of clothes 衣服 showing parts of the body that are usually covered 过分暴露的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
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not appropriate or suitable 不合时宜的；不适当的 They left the funeral with almost indecent haste (= too quickly). 他们离开葬礼时仓促得近乎失礼。 The rush to get hold of their father's money seemed positively indecent. 他们争夺父亲的钱财，实在是丧尽天良。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- grossly
- positively
- almost
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French indécent or Latin indecent-, from in- ‘not’ + decent- ‘being fitting’ (from the verb decere).