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indelicacy
noun[ C and U ]
uk /ɪnˈdel.ɪ.kə.si/ us /ɪnˈdel.ə.kə.si/
the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive, or words or actions that are like this: （言行失当）的场合;（言语或行为）的不适当、无礼
He had acted with great indelicacy. 他的行为非常粗鲁。
To mention their financial problems would have been an indelicacy.提及他们的财务问题是不恰当的。
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indelicate
A few commentators had the indelicacy to note the minister’s lack of military experience.
He can be frank to the point of indelicacy.
There were a few indelicacies in the writing.
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