indecent
UK/ɪn'di:snt/US/in'di:sәnt/
TOEFLB1
Definitions
adj.
Offending against accepted standards of morality or decency; obscene
下流的；猥亵的
adj.
Not appropriate or seemly; unbecoming (esp. of haste)
不得体的；（尤指匆忙得）不成体统的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (not) + decent (fitting, proper) = 'not fitting.' What fails to suit accepted standards is indecent. In practice it leans strongly to the sexual/obscene sense (indecent exposure), but the milder 'unseemly' sense survives in 'indecent haste' — leaving so fast it wasn't proper.
Root dec still carries 19 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.indecent exposure当众猥亵
- 2.indecent proposal不得体的提议
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was arrested for indecent exposure in the park.
- 2.
They left with indecent haste the moment it ended.