tactless
🇬🇧 UK/'tæktlɪs/🇺🇸 US/'tæktlis/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Lacking sensitivity or consideration for others' feelings; likely to cause offence
不机智的;不老练的;失言的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tactless remark失言的评论
- 2.tactless comment不得体的言论
- 3.tactless behavior不懂分寸的行为
- 4.[tactless honesty]不加掩饰的直白
Example Sentences
- 1.
His tactless remark about her weight left everyone at the table speechless.
- 2.
It was tactless of him to mention the divorce at a wedding reception.
- 3.
She meant well, but her tactless honesty often hurt people's feelings.