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

• The touch of some hands is an impertinence.
  其中，有一些手的触摸是傲慢而无礼的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her manner were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence; she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty.
  她的举止被人在背后议论的很糟：她是既傲慢又不懂事的混合物，不会说话，没有风度，令人乏味，一点美感也没有。
• I've never come across such impertinence before!
  我以前从未见过这么粗俗无礼的举动。
• 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。
• 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。
• We'll discuss your impertinence later, young lady.
  我们等会儿再讨论你的粗鲁行为，小姐。
• If you do not choose to understand me, forgive my impertinence. Your uncle is as much surprised as I am& and nothing but the belief of your being a party concerned would have allowed him to act as he has done.
  如果你一定装作听不懂我的话，那只有请你原谅我失礼了。你舅父也跟我同样地诧异，我们都认为，达西所以要那样做，完全是为了你的缘故。
• I laughed at her impertinence.
  她如此傲慢，倒使我笑了。