不登大雅之堂 meaning in English
unqualified to take its place in the higher circles; be unpresentable; be unrefined; not to appeal to refined taste; on the margin of good taste; unqualified to take its place in the higher circles
Examples
- Some folks might claim these sunday school fans are undignified and unspiritual and so on .
有些人会说，这些热衷于主日学校的人不登大雅之堂，胸无大志，等等。 - I only went out for a walk , and finally concluded to stay out till sundown , for going out , i found , was really going in
几年前,我的第一次比赛就用菜篮加儿童座椅登山越野车,的确, "上坡辛苦" ,不过只是省钱尽兴而已,最后就只得靠跑步拉一点分数了,在此实在不登大雅之堂 - They have a sharp , shrewish look , which i do not like at all ; and in her air altogether , there is a self - sufficiency without fashion which is intolerable .
她那双眼睛有些尖刻相，又有些恶毒相，我才不喜欢呢而且拿她的整个风度来说，完全是自命不凡，其实却不登大雅之堂，真叫人受不了。 ”