impropriety

英 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

美 [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]

n.  不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止

复数：improprieties　

TOEFL

BNC.19897 / COCA.15427

牛津词典

noun

• 不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止
  behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不合适举止;不正当行为
  Improprietyis improper behaviour.
  1. He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
     他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。

英英释义

noun

• an act of undue intimacy
  Synonym:familiarityindecorumliberty
• an indecent or improper act
  Synonym:indecency
• an improper demeanor
  Synonym:improperness
• the condition of being improper

双语例句

• Responsibility to disclose to clients, customers, owners of contractors, significant circumstances that could be construed as a conflict of interest or an appearance of impropriety.
  有责任向客户，顾客，业主或承包商披露可能被解释为利益冲突或不当行为的重大情况。
• Accusations of impropriety were made against senior government ministers.
  高级内阁大臣们被控行为不当。
• Journalists must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety as well as any conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict.
  新闻记者必须避免任何表面或实质上的不恰当行为以及表面或实质上的利益冲突。
• The weakening of the accounting control is a universal problem in SOEs of our country, which is mainly caused by the deviation of objectives between the owner and the management, the vacancy of the owner's position, and the impropriety of accounting behavior.
  会计控制弱化是我国国有企业普遍存在的问题，究其根源，主要是所有者和经营者目标的背离、所有者虚位、会计行为失当等原因所致。
• The source declined to discuss nature of the impropriety.
  该知情者拒绝讨论所谓“不正当”的性质。
• He refuses to play with company executives or reporters to avoid perceptions of impropriety.
  为避免造成行为不当的观感，他拒绝与公司高管或记者打球。
• They were shocked by the impropriety of the young man's action.
  他们为那年轻人的不当举止而感到震惊。
• The government has denied any impropriety and called such claims sour grapes.
  政府方面否认存在任何不当行为，并称此类指控是出于酸葡萄心理。
• This paper first explains the reason of academic impropriety based on jurisprudence and then proposes some measures to strengthen academic legal norm construction.
  在对学术失范的原因进行法理学解释的基础上，提出了加强学术法律规范建设的措施。
• She has strenuously denied the allegations of financial impropriety.
  她强烈地否认了经济方面有不正当行为的指控。