a thing that is inappropriate, especially a remark or expression
不恰当的事物(尤指言谈或措辞)
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she winced at their infelicities and at the clumsy way they talked .她对他们的不当言谈和拙劣的说话方式皱眉头。
[mass noun]
〈古〉 不快;不幸。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘unhappiness’): from Latin