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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-derived
tacttouch
+
lesswithout, lacking
=tactless

Common 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.

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