Whenever a man does anything unexpected, his fellows ascribe it to the most discreditable motives.

每逢一个人干出一件出人意料事，他相识们总是替他想出种种最令人无法置信动机。

Furious with himself for having given away a discreditable secret, he vented his rage on Bernard.

他因为透露了一个不光彩秘密对自己生了气，却把怒气发泄到伯纳身上。

That's a slightly discreditable thing, but then there's just the sense of things of being of control.

这是一件有点丢脸事情，但那就是事情被控制感觉。

Mrs. Penniman's own share in it was a singular sentiment, which might have been misinterpreted, but which in itself was not discreditable to the poor lady.

彭尼曼夫人自己也有一种感觉，可能会被误解，但它本身并没有让这位可怜女士丢脸。

The more ill-looking of the men —the discreditable minority —hung about on the steps of the beer-houses and gin-shops, smoking, and commenting pretty freely on every passer-by.

那些男人中长得更丑——那些名誉扫地少数人——屋和杜松子店台阶上闲逛， 抽着烟，很随意地评论每一位路人。

Its methods of attack were unscrupulous and underhanded, the least discreditable one being the use of its political influence to prevent communities from giving franchises to the Bell Company.

它攻击方法是肆无忌惮和卑鄙， 最不光彩是利用其政治影响力阻止社区向贝尔公司授予许经营权。

You must send John with the young ladies, Mrs. Collins. I am glad it occurred to me to mention it; for it would really be discreditable to you to let them go alone.

你得打发约翰送送这两位小姐才好，柯林斯太太。幸亏我发觉了这件事，及时指出，否则让她们孤零零地自个儿走，把你面子也丢光了。”

When a run comes upon them, they sometimes endeavour to gain time, by paying in sixpences, and they would be precluded by this regulation from this discreditable method of evading immediate payment.

当他们遇到挤兑时，他们有时会通过支付六便士来争取时间，而且根据这项规定，他们将被排除这种逃避立即付款可耻方法之外。

Consummate daring and extraordinary nerve on his part, aided, doubtless, by some little presence of mind on mine, averted the untoward result; and no more need be said of a discreditable incident.

毫无疑问，我一些头脑清醒帮助下， 他胆识和非凡勇气避免了不幸结果。 更不用说可耻事件了。

To Jane Austen there was something discreditable in writing PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. And, I wondered, would PRIDE AND PREJUDICE have been a better novel if Jane Austen had not thought it necessary to hide her manuscript from visitors?

对简·奥斯汀来说， 写《傲慢与偏见》有些可耻之处。而且，我想知道，如果简·奥斯汀不认为有必要向访客隐藏她手稿， 《傲慢与偏见》会是一部更好小说吗？

Of all our adventures this was the first in which I had played a commanding part; and, of them all, this was infinitely the least discreditable. It left me without a conscientious qualm; I had but robbed a robber, when all was said.

我们所有冒险中，这是我第一次发挥指挥作用。而且，所有这些人中，这绝对是最不丢脸。这让我没有一丝自责；说到底，我只是抢了一个强盗。