irreverent

英 [ɪˈrevərənt]

美 [ɪˈrevərənt]

adj.  不敬的; 不恭的

复数：irreverents　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19937 / COCA.16657

牛津词典

adj.

• 不敬的；不恭的
  not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect
  1. irreverent wit
     失礼的俏皮话
  2. an irreverent attitude to tradition
     不把传统放在眼里的态度

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不尊敬的;不恭的
  If you describe someone asirreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected.
  1. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular...
     她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。
  2. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.
     泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。

英英释义

adj

• not revering god
  Synonym:godless
• showing lack of due respect or veneration
  1. irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
  2. noisy irreverent tourists
• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  1. a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
  Synonym:impertinentpertsaucy

双语例句

• All great truths begin as blasphemies.& Robert Service in an irreverent or profane manner.
  所有伟大真理都始于亵渎神明。&塞维斯以不尊敬的或渎神的方式。
• An irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or something held sacred.
  渎神语妄用或亵渎上帝或圣物之名的用法。
• In an irreverent or profane manner.
  以不尊敬的或渎神的方式。
• An irreverent sense of humor.
  缺乏尊重的幽默感。
• I find your irresponsible behaviour, coupled with your irreverent attitude, quite irreconcilable with your position.
  我认为你不负责的行为，加上你不敬的态度与你的地位非常不能协调。
• What imagination would have been irreverent enough to surmise that the same scorching stigma was on them both!
  谁能够竟然大不敬地猜想出，他俩身上会有着同样的灼热的耻辱烙印呢！
• After a moment she added as if she might have sounded irreverent," there wasn't any connection. "
  过了一会她又加了一句话说，“两件事并没有什么联系。”
• Improbably, he survived, but he exhibited stark behavioral changes& becoming detached and irreverent, though never criminal.
  令人不可思议地是，他活了下来，但是他的行为却和以前大不一样&他变得冷漠无礼，即便没有成为罪犯。
• The campaign tapped into something that generally gets great play on Twitter: irreverent, funny content.
  这次活动也向我们揭示了什么样的推广才会在Twitter上大放异彩：那就是随性且有趣的内容。
• Role ambiguity and interpersonal relationship positively predicted cynicism; Every solemn," official "utterance can be paired with another that is sharply irreverent.
  角色模糊、人际关系对玩世不恭具有正向预测作用；有一本正经的官方意见，就有另外一种玩世不恭的意见。