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

• He is an impertinent young guy.
  他是个不懂礼貌的家伙。
• I told him of all that had occurred to make my former interference in his affairs absurd and impertinent.
  我把过去的事都对他说了，使他明白我当初阻挡他那件事，真是又荒谬又冒失。
• Finally, you'll most likely find this an impertinent question.
  最后，你可能认为这是个毫不相关的问题。
• As a gentleman himself, he thought it was only impertinent curiosity to ask where any other gentleman lived.
  作为一个上等人，他认为，打听别人住在哪里是无礼的举动，是多管闲事。
• 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。
• Amid the excitement it seems almost impertinent to ask whether China really needs this, but it is a good question.
  在一片兴奋声中，若是质问中国是否真的需要高铁，似乎有些鲁莽，但这是一个很好的问题。
• You are an impertinent little monkey!
  你是一个胡闹的小猴子。
• 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？
• 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。