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

• I laughed at her impertinence.
  她如此傲慢，倒使我笑了。
• He charitably chose to ignore her impertinence.
  他宽宏地认定还是不理会她的傲慢为好。
• 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。
• Marianne, who had never much toleration for anything like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself.
  玛丽安对于无礼，粗俗，才能低下，甚至与自己的爱好不相同这类事情都是不能容忍的。
• Dissent can seem like impertinence.
  不同意见有可能显得莽撞无礼。
• Such a remark verges on impertinence.
  这种话近乎无礼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I've never come across such impertinence before!
  我以前从未见过这么粗俗无礼的举动。