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

• Lady Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving a direct answer; and Elizabeth suspected herself to be the first creature who had ever dared to trifle with so much dignified impertinence!
  咖苔琳夫人没有得到直截了当的回答，显得很惊奇；伊丽莎白觉得敢于和这种没有礼貌的富贵太太开玩笑，恐怕要推她自己为第一个人。
• He ventured this remark without any intention to insult; but heathcliff's violent nature was not prepared to endure the appearance of impertinence from one whom he seemed to hate, even then, as a rival.
  他斗胆说出这番话虽然没有侮辱希斯克利夫的意思，但是希斯克利夫的暴脾气根本就无法忍受这种无礼，尤其是一个他讨厌的人，或者说是对手。
• 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。
• He had the impertinence to demand a raise.
  他竟冒失地要求增加工资。
• He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again.
  他默默的爱，默默的恨，却又把被爱和被恨看作是不应时宜的工作。
• I laughed at her impertinence.
  她如此傲慢，倒使我笑了。
• 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。
• Jones was a little offended by the impertinence of partridge.
  琼斯对巴特里奇的这种唐突有些气恼。
• He was punished for his impertinence.
  他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。
• 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。