impertinence

英 [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns]

美 [ɪmˈpɜːrtnəns]

n.  不礼貌; 傲慢; 莽撞
impertinency的复数

复数：impertinences　

GRE法律

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.
  1. He was punished for his impertinence.
     他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。

英英释义

noun

• inappropriate playfulness
  Synonym:perkinesspertnesssaucinessarchness
• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustgallimpudenceinsolencecheekinessfreshness
• an impudent statement
  Synonym:impudencecheek

双语例句

• He had the impertinence to demand a raise.
  他竟冒失地要求增加工资。
• He was punished for his impertinence.
  他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。
• 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。
• 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。
• We'll discuss your impertinence later, young lady.
  我们等会儿再讨论你的粗鲁行为，小姐。
• The driver of that taxi-cab seemed to me familiar to the point of impertinence
  那辆出租车的司机在我看来放肆到了无礼的地步。
• The touch of some hands is an impertinence.
  其中，有一些手的触摸是傲慢而无礼的。
• 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。
• Boldness in someone so young is sometimes seen as impertinence.
  一个如此年轻的人的大胆有时被看作是无礼的举动。
• You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less.
  你还不如说是唐突，十足唐突。