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ill-breeding
noun[ U ]
old-fashioned(alsoill breeding)uk /ˌɪlˈbriː.dɪŋ/ us /ˌɪlˈbriː.dɪŋ/
rudeness or bad behaviour that shows that someone has not been taught to behave correctly as a child: 粗鲁或无教养的恶劣行为
She was embarrased by her mother's ill-breeding.她为母亲缺乏教养的行为感到尴尬。
He regarded running in public as a mark of ill breeding.
He took offence at this, and left muttering about ill-breeding.
Perhaps he thought his family's ill-breeding might put me off him.
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