| 释义 |
in·dis·cre·tion
\|ində̇|skreshən sometimes ÷-rēsh-\ noun
Etymology: Middle English indiscrecioun, from Middle French indiscretion, from Late Latin indiscretion-, indiscretio, from indiscretus indiscreet + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : lack of discretion: as
a. : imprudence, injudiciousness, untactfulness, inconsiderateness
< warned him against indiscretion in his conversation >
b. : lack of careful restraint : unwariness, incaution
< spoke calmly to her and without indiscretion >
2. : something (as an act, procedure, remark) marked by lack of discretion
< had destroyed his political career by an indiscretion — Gamaliel Bradford >
specifically : an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society
< careful not to mention the indiscretions of her earlier life >
3. Scotland : incivility, impoliteness |