insolence

英 [ˈɪnsələns]

美 [ˈɪnsələns]

n.  无礼；蛮横；侮辱性言行；傲慢的行为

GRE法律

BNC.24562 / COCA.27276

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 傲慢的;无礼的;侮慢的
  If you say that someone is beinginsolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
  1. ...her insolent stare...
     她无礼的瞪视
  2. The officer stamped his boot. 'Don't be insolent with me, mademoiselle.'
     军官跺跺靴子：“小姐,别对我无礼。”

英英释义

noun

• an offensive disrespectful impudent act
• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustgallimpertinenceimpudencecheekinessfreshness

双语例句

• He had his monkey up at this last piece of insolence and struck the intruder.
  他对这最后无礼的举动忍无可忍，打了那个闯入者。
• He had the insolence to tell me to leave the room.
  他竟然无礼地叫我离开房间。
• Mary repaid his insolence in kind.
  玛丽对他的傲慢态度还以傲慢态度。
• Daniel ´ s insolence rubbed his classmates the wrong way.
  丹尼尔的傲慢无礼惹怒他的同学们。
• His overbearing insolence angered everyone.
  他的傲慢无礼激起了大家的愤怒。
• I should never mistake informality for insolence.
  我决不会把不拘礼节错认为蛮横无礼。
• Our patience has been taxed with reaching its limit by his insolence.
  我们对他的蛮横已经忍无可忍了。
• I was taken to mother superior for my insolence.
  我因傲慢无礼而被带去见女修道院院长。
• How can you put up with his insolence?
  他那样傲慢，你怎么能够忍受？
• Many assailed him with gibes and sneers; others resorted to insolence and threats.
  许多人用辱骂和讥诮来攻击他；还有人用蛮横和恫吓的手段对付他。