For social dates, it is a sign of slovenliness at best, rejection of those waiting at worst.
在社交约会上,迟到的最好情况是被认为行事马虎,而最坏的情况则是被等待的人拒绝往来。
处女地(上)
" This is not disorder, but the usual Russian slovenliness, " Markelov replied gloomily.
“这不是混乱, 而是俄罗斯惯有的邋遢, ” 马尔克洛夫阴沉地回答道。
四季随笔
The meals, in general, are coarse and poor in quality, and served with gross slovenliness.
饭菜普遍粗糙, 质量差,服务不周。
米德尔马契(二)
It went along with other points of conduct in Mr. Farebrother which were exceptionally fine, and made his character resemble those southern landscapes which seem divided between natural grandeur and social slovenliness.