| 单词 | indecorum |
| 例句 | He more than made up for the moment of indecorum by finishing four rebounds short of his 16th career triple double. Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton help Suns rally to beat Bulls 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z On the conservative Brietbart.com, the invites were described as “a stunning show of political indecorum.” White House Guest List for the Pope Offends Conservatives 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z He called it a “stunning show of political indecorum”. Vatican: White House is 'smarter' than playing politics with reception guest list 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Scarcely was this letter sealed and addressed than he bethought him of the awkwardness of presenting Tom to his brother-officers, or the still greater indecorum of not presenting him. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The wicked expression of the face, and the general incorrectness of the composition, are a historical evidence of indecorum akin to the gestures of the Beverley carvers. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z We resisted her enticements and she trotted off, her appearance a ludicrous combination of propriety and indecorum, with her serious face swathed in its black kerchief and her lavishly displayed light drab ankles. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z After all, he gave umbrage only to the priests and the doctors of the law, against whom he declaimed with the greatest indecorum. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z All these causes combined, tend to lessen the women in the eyes of strangers; although the Creoles appear to see no indecorum in their style of dress, or manners. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Some of them were smoking, an indecorum which, by a self-denial that counts for much with Spaniards, nowhere else appeared in the long array. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z As a judge of the Supreme Court his incursion into the field of politics, unheralded, but not unprecedented, was an indecorum. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Many of the cartoons actually issued at the outbreak of the Civil War impress one with a sense of indecorum, of ill-timed levity. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Society has a morbidly sensitive feeling for indecorum far more than crime; it can ignore a secret sin, but not a public impropriety. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Love would direct the whole, and the indecorum of conventionality, of force, of falsehood and hypocrisy, would vanish. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z She discovers many bombast speeches even in Macbeth, but she triumphantly exclaims, “Shakespeare redeems the nonsense, the indecorum, the irregularities of his plays;” irregularities which seem to her incomprehensible. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The father or brother of Helena might assume the office without indecorum. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Like Capriano, Pelletier censures the superfluous exuberance, the loquaciousness, the occasional indecorum, and the inferiority in eloquence and dignity of Homer when compared with the Latin poet. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z My Lords, I most humbly entreat your Lordships' forgiveness for thus interrupting the business of the court; but the extreme emergency will, I hope, pardon the indecorum. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Such a society is the determined enemy of all pedantry, eccentricity, and exaggeration, of all austerity or indecorum, of one-sided enthusiasm or devotion to a single idea. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It would be the height of indecorum for him to approach nearer, to seek to speak with her within the walls of her own home, even in the presence of her father and mother. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future So much the better, that will prevent all thought of indecorum. The Children of the World Joseph Warton mistook this effect for a failure of technique when he called Bramston "guilty of the indecorum and absurdity of making his hero laugh at himself and his own follies." The Man of Taste Ignoring rarity, fineness, I sank to the indecorum of a frankly human grin. The Book of Susan A Novel But he had many class-meetings to attend, where, when "Further Remarks" were called for, he has been known to respond with a loud bark,—a recognized indecorum in the college buildings. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The subordinate character is never guilty of the indecorum of praising his principal. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence “I, as a younger member,” related Jefferson afterward, “was more spared in the debate; but he was denounced as an enemy to his country, and was treated with the greatest indecorum.” Thomas Jefferson A woman leaned forward to speak to her neighbour, but stopped as though conscious of some indecorum. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients He was among the offenders he pronounced unpardonable, and often revelled in dull and studied indecorums which he mistook for wit. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He reproached her with much severity for permitting such indecorum. Josephine Makers of History It had had a tendency to look only at upper and middle-class life, to be conventional in its very indecorum, to be ironic, indirect, parabolical. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) But it is regarded as an intolerable indecorum for a gentleman to drink more than a single glass, or a lady half a glass, at a time. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century It must be reluctantly admitted that some of these ebullitions have bordered closely on what we may be forgiven for describing as indecorum. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 Otherwise, besides the indecorum of a refusal, a prorogation would assuredly follow; which would often be very inconvenient to both public and private business. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First But it may be objected that his introduction into this scene is a piece of indecorum in the author. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Without the music we can't understand that comic dance of the last century—its strange gravity and gaiety, its decorum or its indecorum. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Nor am I sensible of an indecorum if I give out that the Sheikh lives on oranges, and preserves the peels for kindling the fire. The Book of Khalid The French author gave no occasion for this gross indecorum. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History That would have been a weakness which would not only have marked him forever as a cry-baby, but an indecorum too gross for words. A Boy's Town But if it be supposed upon any other ground, it does not concern me; I have nothing to do with Shakespeare's indecorums in general. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Perhaps, said the stranger, you may consider the mode of this message as bearing the appearance of indecorum. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father He kicked off his dusty boots with an indecorum quite unusual to him, and hunted up his slippers out of the adjoining room with perhaps an unnecessary amount of noise and haste. The Perpetual Curate In the excitement of professional altercation with counsel respecting the ages of certain persons concerned in a suit, he committed the indecorum of saying aloud, "I'll lay you a bottle of wine." A Book About Lawyers Remember, it is always the scum which floats on top and the superficial vice or indecorum that strike a foreign observer. Pan-Islam But, after all, what have we to do with indecorums? Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Lady Florence is shocked at the sallies of Beatrice, and Beatrice would certainly stand aghast to see Lady Florence dressed for Almack's; so you see that in both cases the fashion makes the indecorum. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical And this doubt is strengthened by the singular indecorum of his having addressed himself to Dr. Maltby. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 In their wildest emotional flights they abstained from irreverence or indecorum. Studies in Literature and History To apply the term figuratively to the forces inherent in national character savoured of a literary indecorum. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The very sight of him would goad him on to commit some indecorum before the others. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale The stately reserve, the personal dignity and decency of manners which distinguished the Prince, contrasted favourably with the gabble and indecorum of his father. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Sensible of the indecorum that might attach to his appearance, Dr. Small had hastily laid down his pipe, and arranged his wig. Rookwood In her judgment a laugh was indecorum, and smelling a rose was indulgence of the flesh. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time This, he must be allowed to say, was an indecorum he had not expected; and he was convinced the Lords of the Admiralty had given no orders to that effect. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Tristram Shandy said, “When a man is hemm'd in by two indecorums, and must commit one of 'em let him chuse which he will, the world will blame him.” Pipefuls We have had other unsuccessful generals, but not one of them has ever been tempted into the indecorum of endeavoring to turn a defeat in the field to political advantage. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays Before him no monkey-tricks, no apish indecorums—none even of those passing levities which young gorillas will indulge in just like other youths. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General She felt the indecorum of the posture he had condescended to take, and was shocked. A Simple Story Dramatic fiction, in which the characters are drawn by themselves, was, at the middle of the last century, the monopoly of writers who required indecorum, such as Fielding and Smollett. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I "Hear, hear!" said Mr. Dugdale vaguely from the bottom of the table, at which indecorum—probably occasioned by a county meeting that was running in his head—his father-in-law looked extremely severe. Agatha's Husband A Novel Neither was the representation of plays on Sundays at this time regarded as an indecorum. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Madam thought far too much of the proprieties of life to commit such an indecorum. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) He did not stand aside from the harmless gaieties of boyish life, but he rigidly refused any part in boyish indecorums. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 There was not half the hurry and indecorum that you so often see in an American boat. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland To reconcile to the virtuous spectator this indecorum, most calamitous woes are first depicted as the consequence of illicit love. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts The spectator, as in most cases of very solemn characters, feels himself at first strongly disposed to commit the gross indecorum of bursting out a-laughing in their face. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Dancing was carried to great excess and indecorum; and though there were edicts issued against it during the Thirty Years' War, the custom seems to have undergone but little abatement. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology If there was here any indecorum, it was easily excused in a generous youth, when his father's life was exposed to danger. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. A few trivial indiscretions and indecorums may be said to characterize the harangue of the monarch, and mark it for his own. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. The modest look, the castigated grace, The gentle movement, and slow measur'd pace, For which her lovers died, her parents pray'd, Are indecorums with the modern maid. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 This indecorum was severely reprobated, and a motion was made to clear the galleries. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States I knew not in what terms to state them to my companion, so as to preclude the imputation of arrogance or indecorum. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 In vain his mother, losing patience at such a terrible piece of indecorum, rushed at him and cuffed him soundly. The Adventures of Akbar She glanced sharply at Joost, but he was not guilty of such indecorum as even thinking about any girl's legs, so, having said her good-bye, she got in reassured. The Good Comrade Of course the girls don’t commit any indecorums before European women, except the dance itself. Letters from Egypt Seneca is justly ridiculed by Dacier, for sending Laius forth with a numerous party of guards, to avoid the indecorum of a king going abroad too slenderly attended. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Indeed, that famous piece is so monstrous and extravagant in all its parts that one is not particularly shocked with this indecorum. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Mrs. Rockharrt, who had finished her prayer, looked around in surprise at the girl, who had committed this unusual indecorum. For Woman's Love Some low-born adventurer, masquerading as an oceanic grandee; yet so ignorant of the first requisites of mere gentlemanhood as to be betrayed into the present remarkable indecorum. The Piazza Tales I fear, reverend sir, that you will see much here that will scandalise you; much lightness and indecorum. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Then there are accounts of scandals and indecorums in the theatre. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The mission on which he was dispatched was urgent, and the Susunan himself inconvenienced by the delay; but these inconveniences were insignificant compared with the indecorum of being seen out of the d�dok posture. Sex and Society Suppose she had meddled in a matter which no lady could touch without indecorum, perhaps actual defilement? Christian's Mistake And they do this with great indecorum and license. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century We are, therefore, neither guilty of the precedent crime of colluding with the criminal, nor the subsequent indecorum of prosecuting what we had virtually and practically approved. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Therefore, as I design to have notices from all public assemblies, I shall take upon me only indecorums, improprieties, and negligences, in such as should give us better examples. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Yet I must resolutely deny that any sort of hoydenishness or indecorum is an especial characteristic of radicals, or even "provincials," as a class. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Its peculiar and original style of humour, its whimsicality, and perhaps also its defiance of conventionality, and even its frequent lapses into indecorum, achieved for it an immediate and immense popularity. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature This will be done decently and in good order—our training will admit of no indecorum. Laugh and Live This moved him as pathetic, yet as satisfactory also, since it set him free to fix his mind, without lurking suspicion of indecorum, upon the large promise of the future. Deadham Hard I think it inconsistent with the delicacy of a lady even to witness the indecorums which are practised there, especially when the performers of equestrian feats are of our own sex. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton They specifically charged Hamilton with violation of law, neglect of duty, transgression of the proper limits of his authority, and indecorum in his attitude towards the House. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism Many things at your father's might strike me as coarseness, which made no impression upon you from habit, though much worse in my opinion than this presumed indecorum. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832 This piece of indecorum was told to his master, and the overseer was ordered to re-chain him. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Far from us be the indecorum of assisting, even in imagination, at a maiden lady's toilet! House of the Seven Gables The manner in which this delicate investigation was carried on, its indecorum and profaneness, I never can forget; nor can I, in truth, remember it without humiliation and deep sorrow. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 I had broken no college rules, neglected no prayers, nor been guilty of any indecorum. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor To Miss Belinda, who certainly had never been guilty of the indecorum of having any member of the stronger sex "dangling about" at all, this was very trying. A Fair Barbarian All the old ladies, says Burney, were scandalised with its vulgarity and indecorum, "but the young adopted it as a fashion so universally, that it seemed a national uniform for youth and beauty." Handel In some cases, Mr. Masson's indecorums in respect of style may possibly be accounted for as attempts at humor by one who has an imperfect notion of its ingredients. Among My Books Second Series The indecorum of compliance stared me in the face at the time. Jane Talbot In allowing, too, his friends and partisans to throw the whole blame of this exclusive Ministry on the King, he but repeated the indecorum of which he had been guilty in 1802. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 In the street there is no gleam of sheep's-eying or any manner of indecorum. Familiar Spanish Travels The music, in fact, was all that continued to delight me; and, but for that, I believe I should have had some difficulty in avoiding so monstrous an indecorum as yawning. Autobiographical Sketches "It is a shame," said Elsie, much shocked at the indecorum, "that the new person should be thrust in here; for the old one was a friend of ours." Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance Before such witnesses to relate the reasons of her leaving the Harmless was impossible; and from such a party to send for Mrs Delvile, would, by her stately guardian, be deemed an indecorum unpardonable. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 But legislation which laid stress not on the indecorum but on the accessibility to the young, which hammered with every clause upon that note, is an altogether different matter. Mankind in the Making His very presence and face puts vice out of countenance, and makes it an indecorum in a vicious man. Character Writings of the 17th Century He has his indecorums, but he has no secrets. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough In short, there is no indecorum in any of our modern Plays; which, if I would excuse, I could not shadow with some Authority from the Ancients. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments At least there was a cynical indecorum in this violent disrobing of the landscape. October Vagabonds There is no indecorum in the proposal's coming from the parent of either side. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling But, from Pope's confidential account of the matter, we know that Philips saw him daily, and never offered him "any indecorum;" though, for some cause or other, Pope pursued Philips with virulence through life. Biographical Essays The decorum or indecorum of a quality, with regard to the age, or character, or station, contributes also to its praise or blame. A Treatise of Human Nature Your host would blush to point out to you the indecorum of your conduct; and the laws of hospitality oblige him to supply the every want of a guest, even though he be a detenu. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 The grave deacon in the chair looked around with frowning wonder at such indecorum, and felt that especially ill-timed was the levity of the minister. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor The dress—a short kilt of calabash fibre—rather set off than concealed their charms, and though destitute of petticoat they were wholly unconscious of indecorum. The Life of Sir Richard Burton No, unless I had a mistress, signior, it were a great indecorum for me to take tobacco. Every Man out of His Humour In this particular case, the young Iroquois or Huron permitted an exclamation of rapture to escape him, and then he checked himself like one who had been guilty of an indecorum. The Deerslayer Japanese women have their own gatherings, where gossip and chit- chat, marked by a truly Oriental indecorum of speech, are the staple of talk. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan The attitude must have been dreadfully uncomfortable, and maintained only as being replete with some vague insults to the person who had put her down, as exhibiting a wild indecorum of silken stocking. By Shore and Sedge The insupportable Professor spoke a great deal longer, adding indecorum to awkwardness, and impertinence to incivility, accumulating incongruities, despising what is respectable, respecting what is despicable; but no one listened to him further. Penguin Island The audacity of facts, by sheer improbability or indecorum, rises to heights of "situation" forbidden to art, unless they are softened, cleansed, and purified by the writer. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Not only were its central personages the patterns of propriety, but no breath of scandal, no shadow of indecorum, might approach its utmost boundaries. Queen Victoria |
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