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
- Gerald upbraided pork for his impertinence, but he knew that he was right.
杰拉尔德责骂波克的无礼,但他知道他是对的。 - He was punished for his impertinence.
他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。 - A lot of businessmen consider it an impertinence for anyone to mention retirement to them.
许多商人认为,任何人向他们提及退休是一种不礼貌行为。 - Lady Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving a direct answer; and Elizabeth suspected herself to be the first creature who had ever dared to trifle with so much dignified impertinence!
咖苔琳夫人没有得到直截了当的回答,显得很惊奇;伊丽莎白觉得敢于和这种没有礼貌的富贵太太开玩笑,恐怕要推她自己为第一个人。 - 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。 - Instead of a friend in a post-chaise or in a Tilbury, to exchange good things with, and vary the same stale topics over again, for once let me have a truce with impertinence.
这时既没有与马车上的友人相互絮叨佳肴美味之烦&往往这一陈旧题目可以变着样地喋喋不休,我乃能暂免冒失之举。 - 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! - He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again.
他默默的爱,默默的恨,却又把被爱和被恨看作是不应时宜的工作。 - He will consider it an impertinence.
他会认为那是很冒失的行为。 - We'll discuss your impertinence later, young lady.
我们等会儿再讨论你的粗鲁行为,小姐。