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

• 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。
• Elizabeth felt all the impertinence of her questions, but answered them very composedly.
  伊丽莎白觉得她这些话问得唐突，不过还是心平气和地回答了他。
• I've never come across such impertinence before!
  我以前从未见过这么粗俗无礼的举动。
• Instead of a friend in a post-chaise or in a Tilbury, to exchange good things with, and vary the same stale topics over again, for once let me have a truce with impertinence.
  这时既没有与马车上的友人相互絮叨佳肴美味之烦&往往这一陈旧题目可以变着样地喋喋不休，我乃能暂免冒失之举。
• The touch of some hands is an impertinence.
  其中，有一些手的触摸是傲慢而无礼的。
• 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。
• You'll apologize to me for your impertinence, or you'll quit the office instantly!
  你这样放肆，非向我道歉不可！不然，你给我马上滚！
• Beauty is well known to draw after it the persecutions of impertinence, to incite the artifices of envy, and to raise the flames of unlawful love. ( No.111)
  在无礼的干扰下，人们知道，美丽能刺激嫉妒的技巧，扇起非法之爱的火焰。
• Gerald upbraided pork for his impertinence, but he knew that he was right.
  杰拉尔德责骂波克的无礼，但他知道他是对的。
• He had the impertinence to demand a raise.
  他竟冒失地要求增加工资。