不知分寸 meaning in Chinese
indiscreet; have no eye for proportion; have no sense of propriety; lacking a sense of propriety; lack tact; not knowing how far one can go
Examples
- She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence .
她生性好动,天生有些不知分寸。 - She had high animal spirits , and a sort of natural self - consequence , which the attentions of the officers , to whom her uncle s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her , had increased into assurance
她生性好动,天生有些不知分寸,加上她的姨爹一次次以美酒嘉肴宴请那些军官们,军官们又见她颇有几分浪荡的风情,便对她发生了相当好感,于是她更加肆无忌惮了。 - His ease and cheerfulness rendered him a most agreeable addition to their evening party ; and he bore with the ill - judged officiousness of the mother , and heard all her silly remarks with a forbearance and command of countenance particularly grateful to the daughter
虽然班纳特太太不知分寸,多管闲事,他却竭力忍受尽管她讲出多少蠢话,他也一些不动声色,很有耐性地听着,这特别叫那女儿满意。