tone-deaf
英 /ˌtəʊnˈdef/
中文釋義
對情勢遲鈍的 / 缺乏社會敏感度的;不識時務的;(字面)音癡
Lacking sensitivity to social issues or failing to understand the context.
常用搭配
- tone-deaf comment不合時宜的評論
- politically tone-deaf缺乏敏感度的
- come across as tone-deaf顯得不識時務
例句
- That joke was totally tone-deaf given the news.鑑於那條新聞,那笑話太不合時宜了。
- The ad was tone-deaf and sparked a backlash.那廣告不識時務,引發了強烈反彈。