impertinence
英 [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns]
美 [ɪmˈpɜːrtnəns]
n. 不礼貌; 傲慢; 莽撞
impertinency的复数
BNC.24303 / COCA.30600
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 不礼貌;傲慢;莽撞
If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can call this behaviourimpertinenceoran impertinence.- He was punished for his impertinence.
他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。
- He was punished for his impertinence.
英英释义
noun
- inappropriate playfulness
- the trait of being rude and impertinent
- an impudent statement
双语例句
- To the engineers who dominate China's leadership, the rivers'wildness must seem an impertinence.
在那些中国水电业内占主流的工程师们看来,未开发的河流必定是不能容忍的资源浪费。 - He charitably chose to ignore her impertinence.
他宽宏地认定还是不理会她的傲慢为好。 - He ventured this remark without any intention to insult; but heathcliff's violent nature was not prepared to endure the appearance of impertinence from one whom he seemed to hate, even then, as a rival.
他斗胆说出这番话虽然没有侮辱希斯克利夫的意思,但是希斯克利夫的暴脾气根本就无法忍受这种无礼,尤其是一个他讨厌的人,或者说是对手。 - They had the impertinence to say I stole the money.
他们说我偷了那笔钱,实在是荒谬。 - The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. It was difficult to remain equanimous in the face of such preposterous impertinence.
一个人跟老朋友生离死别可以处之泰然。面对着述种荒谬无礼的行为,很难处之泰然。 - He had the impertinence to demand a raise.
他竟冒失地要求增加工资。 - Beauty is well known to draw after it the persecutions of impertinence, to incite the artifices of envy, and to raise the flames of unlawful love. ( No.111)
在无礼的干扰下,人们知道,美丽能刺激嫉妒的技巧,扇起非法之爱的火焰。 - I've never come across such impertinence before!
我以前从未见过这么粗俗无礼的举动。 - You'll apologize to me for your impertinence, or you'll quit the office instantly!
你这样放肆,非向我道歉不可!不然,你给我马上滚! - Black: Stand for fair and square; the exhibition is angry, impertinence and honest.
黑色:表现公正无私的;表现暴躁、鲁莽、耿直的。