im·pro·pri·e·ty
noun/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti/
/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural improprieties)
(formal)- behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility
（身居要职者）不诚实（或不正当、不合适）的行为举止 - There was no evidence of impropriety.
没有行为不当的证据。 - accusations of financial impropriety
财务不当指控 - He said that he would resign his post if the public felt he had engaged in improprieties.
他表示，如果公众认为他有不当行为，他将辞职。
Extra Examples- Parliament was accused of constitutional impropriety.
议会被指控违反宪法。 - There is no suggestion of impropriety by the minister.
没有发现部长行为不端的任何迹象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- financial
- procedural
- sexual
- …
- commit
- accuse somebody of
- a suggestion of impropriety
Word Originearly 17th cent. (also in the sense ‘inaccuracy’): from French impropriété or Latin improprietas, from improprius, from in- ‘not’ + proprius ‘one's own, proper’. - There was no evidence of impropriety.