| 单词 | impertinent |
| 释义 | im·per·ti·nent /ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt $ -ɜːr-/ adjective RUDE/IMPOLITErude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important 〔尤指对尊长〕不敬的，莽撞无礼的 SYN cheeky He was always asking impertinent questions. 他老是问一些唐突的问题。 You are an impertinent young woman. 你这姑娘真没礼貌。► see thesaurus at rude —impertinently adverb —impertinence noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusimpertinent• Could I ask how old you are, or would that be impertinent?• an impertinent child• It would be impertinent of me to write of Zuckerman.• By now he had gotten used to reporters' impertinent questions about his private life.• impertinent questions• I think I just asked a lot of impertinent questions.• He was impertinent, rude and arrogant.• Who was this impertinent stranger eyeing her baggage?• But at the same time they are extraordinarily willing to fill out warranty cards, questionnaires and impertinent surveys.• And as it seems impertinent to invite you to sit down in your own laboratory, I won't.• There is no penalty for being impertinent to supervisors who, in turn, quickly learn to keep their advice to themselves.• We are too impertinent with the past, counting on it in this way for a reliable frisson.im·per·ti·nent adjectiveChineseSyllable is not to who respectful, and especially older someone Corpus rude |
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