irreverent

英 [ɪˈrevərənt]

美 [ɪˈrevərənt]

adj.  不敬的; 不恭的

复数：irreverents　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19937 / COCA.16657

牛津词典

adj.

• 不敬的；不恭的
  not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect
  1. irreverent wit
     失礼的俏皮话
  2. an irreverent attitude to tradition
     不把传统放在眼里的态度

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不尊敬的;不恭的
  If you describe someone asirreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected.
  1. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular...
     她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。
  2. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.
     泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。

英英释义

adj

• not revering god
  Synonym:godless
• showing lack of due respect or veneration
  1. irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
  2. noisy irreverent tourists
• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  1. a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
  Synonym:impertinentpertsaucy

双语例句

• Every solemn," offical "utterance can be paired with another that is sharply irreverent.
  有一本正经的“官方”意见，就有另外一种玩世不恭的意见。
• After a moment she added as if she might have sounded irreverent," there wasn't any connection. "
  过了一会她又加了一句话说，“两件事并没有什么联系。”
• She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular
  她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。
• Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.
  泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。
• I do think, Augustine, you are so irreverent!
  奥古斯丁，我觉得你的话实在是太荒唐了！
• The campaign tapped into something that generally gets great play on Twitter: irreverent, funny content.
  这次活动也向我们揭示了什么样的推广才会在Twitter上大放异彩：那就是随性且有趣的内容。
• What imagination would have been irreverent enough to surmise that the same scorching stigma was on them both!
  谁能够竟然大不敬地猜想出，他俩身上会有着同样的灼热的耻辱烙印呢！
• In an irreverent or profane manner.
  以不尊敬的或渎神的方式。
• He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation.
  他运用玩世不恭的幽默使他的评论更加有趣。
• This film is a hilarious irreverent heartfelt comedy full of laughs surprises and a lot of monkey business!
  这部是一部充满了笑声意外显得闹腾无礼但又洋溢着真情实感的喜剧，当然还有很多猴子的戏。