impertinent

英 [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt]

美 [ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt]

adj.  粗鲁无礼的; 不敬的

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BNC.21868 / COCA.28609

牛津词典

adj.

• 粗鲁无礼的；不敬的
  rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or more important
  1. an impertinent question/child
     没有礼貌的提问 / 孩子
  2. Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving?
     问一下你为什么要离开不知是否唐突？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不礼貌的;傲慢的;莽撞的
  If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are beingimpertinent.
  1. Would it be impertinent to ask where exactly you were?...
     能冒昧问一下您所在的确切位置吗？
  2. I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions.
     我不喜欢冒昧提问的陌生人。

英英释义

adj

• improperly forward or bold
  1. don't be fresh with me
  2. impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
  3. an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
  4. Don't get wise with me!
  Synonym:freshimpudentoverboldsmartsaucysassywise
• not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  1. an issue extraneous to the debate
  2. the price was immaterial
  3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  Synonym:extraneousimmaterialorthogonal
• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  1. a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
  Synonym:irreverentpertsaucy

双语例句

• What an impertinent idiot that man is!
  那家伙真是个傲慢无礼的笨蛋。
• Her impertinent remarks offended the old man.
  她无礼的话得罪了老人。
• You are being impertinent, child.
  你可太离谱了，孩子。
• No, that I am sure I shall not; and I think it was very impertinent of him to write to you at all, and very hypocritical.
  不，我相信我绝对不会心软下来；我觉得他写信给你真是既没有礼貌，又非常虚伪。
• As a gentleman himself, he thought it was only impertinent curiosity to ask where any other gentleman lived.
  作为一个上等人，他认为，打听别人住在哪里是无礼的举动，是多管闲事。
• Finally, you'll most likely find this an impertinent question.
  最后，你可能认为这是个毫不相关的问题。
• Asking impertinent questions, often to impress others with their own importance.
  以傲慢的态度提出问题，给人一种只有他最重要的印象。
• Impertinent talk or behaviour; impudence
  无礼的、冒失的、不当的话或行为；厚颜无耻
• She is too free with her tongue and is rather impertinent to people.
  她讲话太随便，对人相当无礼。
• I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions.
  我不喜欢冒昧提问的陌生人。