| 释义 |
tactless, a.|ˈtæktlɪs|
[f. tact + -less.]
Destitute of tact; awkward.
1847in Webster. 1875Fam. Herald 17 July 181/2 ‘But..’ laughed Doris, quickly answering this tactless speech. 1886M. Moorsom Thirteen all Told 26 A glance of warning, which he was too dull and tactless to take.
Hence ˈtactlessly adv., ˈtactlessness.
1893Academy 21 Oct. 333/3 Severe and just, but somewhat tactlessly contrived, measures against the Jewish usurers. 1882A. Beresford-Hope Brandreths III. xxxviii. 73, I should not have to blame my own tactlessness for the result. |