| 单词 | tactlessness |
| 例句 | A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks ago I might have found that question offensive, but now I spend too much time with Candor transfers to be surprised by tactlessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Kit stared, too aghast to realize her own tactlessness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the British art world, she is respected and liked, as well as famous for her tactlessness, which might be understood as a certain blunt literalness. Interview: Penelope Curtis 2010-11-30T21:30:00Z This doesn’t excuse your friends’ tactlessness; it’s just a possible explanation of how these scenes unfold. I Came Out to My Family, and It Went Great. Except for My Brother 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z His tantrums when he gets things wrong, his willingness to break rules and even laws, his vanity and occasional tactlessness are all part of what makes him lovable. Perspective | New versions of Hercule Poirot keep coming, and that’s a good thing 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Hernández, with his fuzzy orange hair and businessman’s approach to politics, has also attracted voters who say they want someone with Trumpian ambition, and are not troubled if he is prone to tactlessness. Colombia’s Trump May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z But May was beloved because he remained utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation, candid to the point of tactlessness. Robert May (1936-2020) and the Future of Scientific Research 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Cool is a dominating figure: generously proportioned, whip-smart, tartly funny, foul-mouthed, fond of drink and cigarettes and plain-spoken to the point of tactlessness. ‘The Knife Slipped’: Vintage noir features one tough dame 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Most famous games-players have suffered this sort of tactlessness, but none more so than Palmer. Raising a Glass in Arnie’s Memory - Golf Digest 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z By contrast with most of his contemporaries, Hamilton’s defiant candor, which sometimes amounted to tactlessness, often made him and his policies more enemies than friends. 'Hamilton' Is the Broadway Hip-Hop Musical Every European Leader Should See 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Looking back, I always associated this incident with childhood tactlessness, but it would provide a context for something that would happen to me years later. A tale of two New York Cities: I was rich, my brother was down and out 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z We encourage candor to the point of tactlessness: No circumlocution, no fancy rhetoric, no beating around the bush. What Is The Internal Culture Like At Baidu? 2013-03-29T15:09:01Z David Cameron's team, alas, seem to specialise in snoozing, sloppy pizza and total tactlessness – and nothing will ever be properly regulated that way. Press regulation: instead of sensible reform, we now have a sloppy mess 2013-03-23T19:58:13Z Meanwhile Lord Coe, chair of the London Organising Committee, displayed extraordinary tactlessness in his response to Spitzer, inviting her to a memorial event she herself is organising. London 2012: one minute to remember 11 Munich athletes - too much to ask? 2012-07-06T10:15:20Z If he did say it, however, it was somewhat in keeping with the tactlessness which he occasionally showed. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z But they were used to tactlessness from Willie, and they merely winked mutually. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Herrick's embarrassed tactlessness sought refuge in looking out of doors. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z This under the circumstance illustrates his tactlessness better than any amount of description. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z And with the easy tactlessness of one who has not yet learned to be afraid, she looked at him and laughed. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Impulse had not really betrayed him: the mistake had been in his tactlessness, in a lack of worldly knowledge. Sinister Street, vol. 2 But it must be remembered that the barbs of the clergyman's inexcusable tactlessness had lodged rather definitely in Mr. Corey's bosom. Thirty But her tactlessness even in this letter shows clearly when she boasts that the King in France is not so busy with war as she is in England against the Scots. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History He was born nine months after his father's death, an act of tactlessness which gave rise to plenty of gossip, and much unpleasantness to his mother, who was a thoroughly good, honest woman. St. Peter's Umbrella Narli realized that he had again overstepped the invisible boundary between candor and tactlessness. Health Lessons Book 1 I said hastily, only to bite my lips at my tactlessness. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Then he cursed himself for the tactlessness of the apology. Thirty And then there is the utter tactlessness of the Germans. German Problems and Personalities Mona, by her tactlessness, was setting her grandmother dead against such a plan, and undoing all the good he had done. The Making of Mona Probably, he thought, he would be on the fringe of the crowd, mildly deprecating violence and tactlessness.... Changing Winds A Novel "Still you would not let a good officer suffer because of my tactlessness?" Blake's Burden Half the girls in town are crazy—no, I won’t say that,” she made haste to interrupt herself, suddenly realising the tactlessness of the remark. What's-His-Name She had an instinctive dislike, almost a fear, of those who sought her acquaintance, and when Westervelt, with blundering tactlessness or impudent design, brought round some friends, she froze them both with a single glance. The Light of the Star A Novel She was a muddle-headed, elderly woman in black silk, whom Vaughan kept because her extraordinary tactlessness amused him. The Limit But Friedrich Grävenitz prided himself on his friendliness and geniality, and, like most genial persons, he constantly floundered into tactlessness and vulgarity. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Barry felt emboldened to light a cigarette; and then, with a tactlessness born of mental discomfort, he asked a blundering question. The Making of a Soul His isolating and aggressive pride engendered a tactlessness which often spoilt any chances of advancement that came his way. Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration Norwich, July 5th, 1913 In the talk at table the family, with Teuton tactlessness, now and then cried out the surpassing merits of the German young man. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life The Jew asserts himself in relation to his nationality with a singular tactlessness, but it is hardly for the English to blame that. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought He admitted himself that his "reason," by which he meant his judgment, "was exceeding weak," and his tactlessness constantly precluded a due appreciation of his courage and nobility. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters To single out the foreign born as the exclusive objects of an Americanization effort is organized tactlessness. Catholic Problems in Western Canada When the tactlessness, bad temper, or general mulishness of man wrings unwilling tears from her eyes, there is no sympathy to be gained from that impalpable presence. The Spinster Book She always looked upon the incident as her worst moment of tactlessness. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Oil was added to the flame of our discontent by the tactlessness of the camp adjutant. "Over There" with the Australians With characteristic German tactlessness the German Foreign Office attempted to be as dictatorial to Page as though he had been one of its own junior secretaries. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I There are the same tactlessness, brutality, overweening ambition, and cynical indifference to the means by which those ambitions are to be attained. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Jan Cuxson made a movement to end a situation which was bordering on cruelty when Lady Hetth anticipated him with her customary dire tactlessness. Leonie of the Jungle Nelson's professional pride was for ever being needlessly hurt by Admiralty tactlessness. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon His tactlessness, abrupt speech, and his habit of thrusting his tongue against his palate at every syllable, do not lessen his undeniable unattractiveness. With Steyn and De Wet She paused, plainly confused by her tactlessness in suggesting to a member of his profession the extremities to which one may be led by covetousness. A Reversible Santa Claus The little boys had succeeded with the inspired tactlessness of children in emphasizing and exaggerating what she had wished could be passed over unnoticed, a gesture of hers as inexplicable to her as to them. The Brimming Cup On the other hand to say needlessly "What an ugly girl!" or "What a half-wit that boy is!" can be of no value except in drawing attention to your own tactlessness. Etiquette "I have just been calling on the Padré," replied Mrs. Wilder pleasantly, as he commented with ever-ready tactlessness upon her presence in the Compound. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery The barrel-organs, of course, grind out the old tune about Mr. Roosevelt's tactlessness. African and European Addresses In the face of the tactlessness of hard facts, Christine decided to create a diversion. Ladies Must Live Both parties halted, Judge Terry standing in front of the prisoner; Hopkins, who was no coward for all his pompous tactlessness, advanced determinedly. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts It must not be denied that men occasionally got on Father Payne's nerves, quite unconsciously, through tactlessness or stupid mannerisms—and Barthrop was able to smooth the situation out by a word in season. Father Payne But one can excuse the inappropriateness and the tactlessness of commemorating the two poets together in Italy, because it is so well-meant and sincere an attempt to do them honour. The Silent Isle To tell where frankness of action became tactlessness, and the renunciation of passing pleasures a pose. Baldy of Nome "One always thinks of University families as so terribly learned, you know," she said, imputing to her hostess, with a child's tactlessness, an absence of learning like her own. The Bent Twig Even in the first glow of recognition I realised that she was paler than she had been the summer before, and yet I cannot blame myself for the tactlessness of my question. The Ghost Ship "Mercy! how you look, Billy!" she exclaimed, with cheerful tactlessness. Miss Billy — Married The context convinces me, however, that you have sinned rather through ignorance and tactlessness than through malice, so I am content to pass the matter by. The Lost World There, old lady, you needn't fear my tactlessness will worry you again. The Magnificent Ambersons Such stupidity, such tactlessness, so contemptible, so mean! The Possessed (The Devils) True or false, it is held in America to be typical; and it would scarcely be so popular as it is unless people had suffered a good deal from the tactlessness which it exemplifies. America To-day, Observations and Reflections Then with fatal tactlessness: "He won't even give you the little that he can, according to your own story." The Great God Success Bennington felt a momentary disgust at her tactlessness, but covered it with some laughing sally of his own. The Claim Jumpers There is the same wildly humorous tactlessness in the delicious anecdote of Higgins. Mark Twain But his blundering tactlessness, his easily wounded vanity, and his insatiable appetite for power, often led him to give encouragement to those whose influence Clarendon knew to be pernicious. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 It takes stupendous and persistent blundering, plus almost infinite tactlessness, to start a revolution from below. Public Opinion "Do you mean that I love you as I might a sister?" asked Gilbert, with the grave tactlessness of a thoroughly honest man. Via Crucis Foolish visitors would say sometimes on the Monday, "When are you going back to school?" and make one long to kick them for their tactlessness. Not that it Matters Her tactlessness had been the cause of many a disaster, but she remained incorrigible, in spite of repeated and severe snubbings and even bitter insults. The Malady of the Century At the first merciless words Laura winced hotly, both at and for the tactlessness of which Mary was guilty. The Getting of Wisdom And Maurice hurried him, glum and crestfallen, to the door, for fear of the still worse tactlessness of which he might make himself guilty. Maurice Guest The social divisions in the County healed themselves after their own fashion; both parties found common ground in condemning the Baroness's outrageously bad taste and tactlessness. The Chronicles of Clovis He realized, almost as soon as this last sentence was blurted out, the absolute tactlessness of it. The Portygee Finally, when Williams was swamped by questions which his insolence and tactlessness had provoked, Senator Frank Leavitt came to his rescue by moving adjournment. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 She spoke and thought with independent perceptions and clearness, yet without the tactlessness and masculine abruptness that is apt to detract from feminine originality of reflection. A Ward of the Golden Gate It implied a certain tactlessness, to underline the obvious in this fashion. Maurice Guest "She thinks that everybody wants to see her children," said her mother, smiling at her daughter's winning tactlessness. Resurrection "You oughta kept your horses as thirsty as the cattle was, and I bet they'd a' found that water," he criticized, and was sent to bed for his tactlessness. Cow-Country The stupid manoeuvres of one European "power" against another, the tactlessness of missionaries, the growing Chinese disposition to meet violence and force with violence and force, had fermented and brewed the possibility of an outbreak. The Research Magnificent |
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