impudence

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美

n.  厚颜无耻；冒失，鲁莽；放肆；无礼；无礼的言行

BNC.35579 / COCA.33016

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 放肆的;无礼的
  If you describe someone asimpudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.
  1. Some of them were impudent and insulting.
     他们当中的一些人放肆无礼,目中无人。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustgallimpertinenceinsolencecheekinessfreshness
• an impudent statement
  Synonym:cheekimpertinence

双语例句

• I was amazed at his impudence.
  他竟然无耻到这种地步使我感到惊愕。
• Elizabeth had not before believed him quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man.
  伊丽莎白从来不相信他竟会这样厚颜无耻，她坐下来思忖道：一个人不要起脸来可真是漫无止境。
• Her impudence bowled me over.
  她的厚颜使我大为吃惊。
• His mind was keen, and his will to work was unsurpassed. A rapid intellect and ready eloquence may carry off a little impudence.
  他头脑敏捷，工作意识无人可比。头脑敏捷，口才流利，就能减少冒失。
• Nay, when I read a letter of his, I cannot help giving him the preference even over Wickham, much as I value the impudence and hypocrisy of my son-in-law.
  唔，我每次读到他的信，总觉得他比韦翰还要讨我喜欢。我那位女婿虽然又冒失又虚伪，还是及不上他。
• His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.
  他的鲁莽迫使她打他耳光。
• Hitler argued that the big lie was effective with ordinary people because it would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.
  希特勒（Hitler）曾主张，弥天大谎能骗得过普通人，是因为他们从未想过撒大谎，他们也不相信别人放肆到如此无耻地扭曲真相的地步。
• There was another rapid glance at the house, and supposing himself unseen, the scoundrel had the impudence to embrace her.
  他又很快地溜一眼房屋，以为没人看见他，这流氓竟厚颜无耻地拥抱她了。
• Valuations of mining companies have soared in the current commodities boom. I had an air of impudence.
  很多矿业公司的市值也由于这次期货价格的上扬而随之上扬。我表面上趾高气扬。
• He actually had the impudence, or else so forgot himself in his wonder at such an incomprehensible order.
  他胆大包天，或因为对这不可理解的命令大为惊讶而忘了自己的身份。