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undiplomatic

/ˌʌndɪpləˈmætɪk/ /ˌʌndɪploʊˈmætɪk/

Meanings
adjective

不圆滑，不委婉.

Not diplomatic or tactful

Examples :

"Her undiplomatic comment about his cooking made him feel hurt. "
她对他的厨艺那句不客气的评价让他感到很受伤。
politics attitude communication character

Related Words

Illustration sensitivity

sensitivity noun

/ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/

敏感性，感受性。

"My sister has a high sensitivity to loud noises, which makes it hard for her to enjoy crowded concerts. "

我妹妹对很大的噪音非常敏感，所以她很难享受拥挤的演唱会。

Illustration instead

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

代替，反而。

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

我本来打算去购物的，但我反而去跳舞了。

Illustration comment

comment noun

/ˈkɒmɛnt/ /ˈkɑmɛnt/

评论，意见.

"I have no comment on that."

对此我无可奉告。

Illustration lacking

lacking verb

/ˈlækɪŋ/

缺乏，缺少

"My life lacks excitement."

我的生活缺乏刺激。

Illustration declining

declining verb

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

下降，衰退。

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

自2001年以来，美元迅速贬值。

Illustration cooking

cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

烹饪, 煮饭。

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

今天晚上我妈妈要给全家人做饭。

Illustration others

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

别人，他人

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

她帮我做作业，我也帮别人做作业。

Illustration invitation

invitation noun

/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

邀请，邀约。

"an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend"

参加聚会的邀请、共进晚餐的邀约，或是拜访朋友的邀请。

Illustration dealing

dealing verb

/ˈdiːlɪŋ/

分发，分配。

"The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."

战斗结束了，现在我们来分发战利品。

Illustration tactful

tactful adjective

/ˈtæktfəl/

得体的，圆滑的。

"Instead of saying "Your cooking is awful," a tactful person might say, "I think it needs a little more salt." "

与其说“你做的饭真难吃”，一个说话得体的人可能会说，“我觉得可以再加点盐。”

Illustration diplomatic

diplomatic noun

/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/

古文字学，文书学。

"The professor of ancient history specialized in diplomatic studies. "

那位古代历史教授专攻古文字学研究。

Illustration politely

politely adverb

/pəˈlaɪtli/

有礼貌地，客气地

"The student politely raised her hand to ask a question. "

这位学生很有礼貌地举手提问。