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

• 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。
• I've never come across such impertinence before!
  我以前从未见过这么粗俗无礼的举动。
• Such a remark verges on impertinence.
  这种话近乎无礼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you do not choose to understand me, forgive my impertinence. Your uncle is as much surprised as I am& and nothing but the belief of your being a party concerned would have allowed him to act as he has done.
  如果你一定装作听不懂我的话，那只有请你原谅我失礼了。你舅父也跟我同样地诧异，我们都认为，达西所以要那样做，完全是为了你的缘故。
• He charitably chose to ignore her impertinence.
  他宽宏地认定还是不理会她的傲慢为好。
• You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less.
  你还不如说是唐突，十足唐突。
• 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。