1837, from un- (1) "not" + mentionable (adj.). Humorous use of unmentionables "trousers" is attested from 1823; from 1910 as "underwear," both on notion of "articles of dress not to be mentioned in polite circles."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Has he got some unmentionable disease?
他是不是得了什么難以啟齒的??？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Why is his name unmentionable in his daughter's household?
為什么他的名字不能在他女兒的家里提及?
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3. Some of the crimes committed during the war are unmentionable.
有些戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間的犯罪行為讓人簡(jiǎn)直說(shuō)不出口.
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4. Why do people have so much trouble mentioning unmentionable state?
為什么人們提起這件難以啟齒的事時(shí)這么麻煩?
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5. Perhaps he mentioned my car die because my work was unmentionable.