presumptuous

英 [prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs]

美 [prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs]

adj.  自负的; 冒昧的; 放肆的

TOEFL

BNC.20705 / COCA.19469

牛津词典

adj.

• 自负的；冒昧的；放肆的
  too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 放肆的；冒昧的；自作主张的
  If you describe someone or their behaviour aspresumptuous, you disapprove of them because they are doing something that they have no right or authority to do.
  1. It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
     现在就判断结果将会怎样未免有些冒昧。

英英释义

adj

• excessively forward
  1. an assumptive person
  2. on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
  3. the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
  Synonym:assumptiveassuming

双语例句

• It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
  现在就判断结果将会怎样未免有些冒昧。
• This is quite presumptuous, and if writers are not allowed to be so and quite often, in many places, they are not I see no point in the writing of fiction.
  这是很专横的，擅作主张，不过，假如作家们不允许这样做的话在许多时候，许多地方，他们不允许这样做我看不出写小说还有什么意义。
• Their feeling is rather presumptuous insolence.
  他们的感觉是相当的专横傲慢。
• I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over.
  我想他明白他那狂妄的小小的调情已经完了。
• You are so presumptuous and beyond control that you will have trouble one day.
  你如此狂悖，不服管教，早晚是会出事的！
• An arrogant or presumptuous person. assumption of airs beyond one's station.
  傲慢自大或专横的人。不符合某人自己的身份的专横的态度。
• The reason why your marriage is not very happy, I am sorry to say is very presumptuous!
  你们的婚姻之所以不是很美满，对不起这样说是很冒昧！
• Not being quite so modest or reserved as Sean, I took the presumptuous step of adding another set of initials, mine.
  不是那麽温和或保留为肖恩，花了自以为是的步骤的缩写的另一组中添加的煤矿。
• Don't make presumptuous comments out of ignorance. Don't make improper comments before you know the whole story.
  不要不明原委，就妄加评论。
• It would be presumptuous of me to comment on the matter.
  我对这件事发表评论也许是很冒昧的。