indelicate

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I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?
我特意向他們提出了這樣一個問題：電影明星是不是過時了？
It makes it too common, too indelicate, too apparent … the mystery, after all, is what makes it so good.
談?wù)撔詴屝宰兊奶胀ǎ炙?，太明顯，畢竟是她的神秘讓她如此富有魅力。
Human trafficking tends to get ignored because it is an indelicate, sordid topic, with troubled victims who don't make great poster children for family values.
人口販賣是個令人難堪而骯臟的話題，受害者在家中又往往是不受重視的孩子，因此這個話題經(jīng)常遭到忽視。

"This is a very delicate area, and a very indelicate piece of legislation, " he added.
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It was as if that abrupt, indelicate remark had entirely taken over the conversation.
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The page consists of screenshots of messages sent to Gina by its fans asking questions about anything, which are always answered in a sarcastic, sometimes indelicate way.
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Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive.