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 was always asking impertinent questions.
  他总是问一些不相关的问题。
• 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？
• What an impertinent idiot that man is!
  那家伙真是个傲慢无礼的笨蛋。
• 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。
• You are being impertinent, child.
  你可太离谱了，孩子。
• 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。
• The impertinent boy put his tongue out at me.
  那个无礼的男孩子对我吐舌头。
• 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。
• 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。
• You impertinent pup. I knew you'd come back.
  你这个愣头青，我就知道你会回来。