churlish
英 [ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] 美 [ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ]
【正式用语】粗鲁无礼的、粗野的、脾气坏的
- They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.
他们邀请我去吃晚饭，我觉得拒绝有点儿不礼貌。
indiscreet
英 [ˌɪndɪˈskriːt] 美 [ˌɪndɪˈskriːt]
不慎重的、不审慎的、鲁莽的
- 他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
He was always very discreet about his love affairs. Not a whiff of scandal had ever tainted his private life. - 问题的关键在于你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。
The crux of the matter is that you ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | discreet）
idiosyncrasy
英 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi] 美 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]
（个人特有的）习性、特征、癖好
- She often cracks her knuckles when she's speaking - it's one of her little idiosyncrasies.
她讲话时常常将指节捏得咔咔作响，这是她的一个小怪癖。 - One of the idiosyncrasies of this printer is that you can't stop it once it has started.
这台打印机的怪毛病之一是一旦开始打印就无法让它停下。
etiquette
英 [ˈetɪkət] 美 [ˈetɪkət]
（社会或行业中的）礼节、礼仪、规矩
- This was such a great breach of etiquette, he hardly knew what to do.
这是严重失礼的行为，他几乎手足无措。 - Social etiquette dictates that men cannot sit while women are standing.
（社交）礼仪要求在女士站立时，男士不能入座。
brusque
英 [bruːsk] 美 [brʌsk]
寡言而无礼的
- 该舆论导向专家不客气地简单说了几个字。
The spin doctor spoke in a brusque tone. - 她对人总是和蔼可亲，从不疾言厉色。
She is always affable and never brusque with people.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | brusque）
irascible
英 [ɪˈræsəbl] 美 [ɪˈræsəbl]
【正式用语】易怒的、暴躁的
- He had an irascible temper.
他脾气暴躁。 - She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.
随着年龄的增长，她的性情变得越来越暴躁。
