impertinent

英 [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt]

美 [ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt]

adj.  粗鲁无礼的; 不敬的

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BNC.21868 / COCA.28609

牛津词典

adj.

• 粗鲁无礼的；不敬的
  rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or more important
  1. an impertinent question/child
     没有礼貌的提问 / 孩子
  2. Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving?
     问一下你为什么要离开不知是否唐突？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不礼貌的;傲慢的;莽撞的
  If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are beingimpertinent.
  1. Would it be impertinent to ask where exactly you were?...
     能冒昧问一下您所在的确切位置吗？
  2. I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions.
     我不喜欢冒昧提问的陌生人。

英英释义

adj

• improperly forward or bold
  1. don't be fresh with me
  2. impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
  3. an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
  4. Don't get wise with me!
  Synonym:freshimpudentoverboldsmartsaucysassywise
• not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  1. an issue extraneous to the debate
  2. the price was immaterial
  3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  Synonym:extraneousimmaterialorthogonal
• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  1. a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
  Synonym:irreverentpertsaucy

双语例句

• Her impertinent remarks offended the old man.
  她无礼的话得罪了老人。
• No, that I am sure I shall not; and I think it was very impertinent of him to write to you at all, and very hypocritical.
  不，我相信我绝对不会心软下来；我觉得他写信给你真是既没有礼貌，又非常虚伪。
• I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions.
  我不喜欢冒昧提问的陌生人。
• Humiliate sb who has been impertinent or boastful a braggart soldier ( a stock figure in comedy).
  对无礼的或自夸的人加以羞辱喜欢自夸的士兵（在喜剧中的普通角色）。
• She is too free with her tongue and is rather impertinent to people.
  她讲话太随便，对人相当无礼。
• On the strength of that impertinent paper, he has offered to send you to college.
  那篇无礼的文章使他决定送你去上大学。
• He is an impertinent young guy.
  他是个不懂礼貌的家伙。
• It was not in him to say to the wife of his bosom that Mr. Slope's sermon was ill-timed, impertinent, and vexatious.
  他不会把内心想的对他的贤内助说，说斯洛普先生的讲道文是不合时宜，傲慢无礼和惹人气恼的。
• This is a point impertinent to the argument.
  这是一个离题太远的论点。
• His impertinent remarks wasted valuable time.
  他那些不着边际的话浪费了宝贵的时间。