impertinent

美 [ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt]英 [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt]
  • adj.粗鲁无礼的;不敬的

派生词: impertinence n.;impertinently adv.

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adj.

粗鲁无礼的;不敬的
rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or more important

an impertinent question/child

没有礼貌的提问 / 孩子

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?

impolite
rude

These are all words for people showing a lack of respect for other people.以上各词均指人粗鲁、无礼。

having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings指粗鲁的、无礼的、粗野的:

Why are you so rude to your mother?

你为什么对你的母亲这么没礼貌?

It's rude to speak when you're eating.

吃东西时说话不礼貌。

( BrE informal ) rude in an amusing or an annoying way指厚脸皮的、鲁莽的、放肆的:

You cheeky monkey!

你这厚脸皮的猴崽子!

a cheeky grin

厚颜无耻的龇牙一笑

( rather formal ) extremely rude; not showing respect指粗野的、无礼的、侮慢的

( rather formal ) showing a lack of respect for sb/sth指不尊敬、无礼、轻蔑:

Some people said he had been disrespectful to the President in his last speech.

有些人说他在最近一次讲话中对总统不尊重。

rude; not showing respect指粗鲁无礼、不尊敬

( rather formal ) not behaving in a pleasant way that follows the rules of society指不礼貌、粗鲁:

Some people think it is impolite to ask someone's age.

有些人认为询问别人的年龄是不礼貌的。

( formal ) having bad manners and not showing respect指不礼貌、失礼、粗鲁:

He didn't wish to appear discourteous.

他不想显得没礼貌。

impertinent

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  • 1
    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 being impertinent .

    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?

adj

1
improperly forward or bold
don't be fresh with me
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Don't get wise with me!
Synonym: fresh impudent overbold smart saucy sassy wise
2
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
an issue extraneous to the debate
the price was immaterial
mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
Synonym: extraneous immaterial orthogonal
3
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
Synonym: irreverent pert saucy

数据来源:WordNet

  1. People spend thousands of dollars on hardware and software just to confront impertinent questions like " Do you really want me to save this document that you 've been working on all afternoon ?"

    人们花了几千美元购买的软件和硬件,结果还要面对一些粗鲁无礼的问题,比如“你真的要让我保存这个你编辑了一下午的文件吗?”

  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?

  3. 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?

  4. I don 't like strangers who ask impertinent questions .

    我不喜欢冒昧提问的陌生人。

  5. 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。

  6. Mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point .

    在最后谈到要点之前先说了几个不相关的事实。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. They are grave or impertinent all the day long .

    他们这一天里不是庄严肃穆就是嬉皮笑脸。

  10. Asking impertinent questions , often to impress others with their own importance .

    以傲慢的态度提出问题,给人一种只有他最重要的印象。

  11. The impertinent boy put his tongue out at me .

    那个无礼的男孩子对我吐舌头。

  12. You impertinent pup . I knew you 'd come back .

    你这个愣头青,我就知道你会回来。

  13. 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。

  14. That was described as bizarre and impertinent by German media .

    这个行为被德国媒体描述为匪夷所思和无礼的。

  15. I 've had enough of your impertinent words .

    你说话太不礼貌了,我已受够了。

  16. This is a point impertinent to the argument .

    这是一个离题太远的论点。

  17. He was always asking impertinent questions .

    他总是问一些不相关的问题。

  18. He is leading up to an impertinent request .

    他正在迂回曲折地提出一个唐突的要求。

  19. My impertinent cross-questioning left me with two tentative conclusions .

    通过莽撞的盘问,我得到了两个试探性结论。

  20. His impertinent remarks wasted valuable time .

    他那些不着边际的话浪费了宝贵的时间。

  21. You are impertinent , mortal . I did not offer to answer questions .

    你很无礼,凡人。我并非是要回答什么问题。

  22. Her impertinent remarks offended the old man .

    她无礼的话得罪了老人。

  23. " You are a very naughty and impertinent little boy ," said Uncle Andrew .

    “你是个非常调皮、不懂礼貌的小孩。”安德鲁舅舅说。

  24. Do you know , Mr. Elijah , that I consider you a little impertinent ?

    你可知道,以利亚先生,我认为你有点卤莽吧?

  25. Out go impertinent e-mails seeking comments . Back come reassuringly impertinent replies .

    发出的是一些寻求评价的无礼电邮;回来的是一些令人安心的不中肯答复。

  26. 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。

  27. Meanwhile , the realization of virtual inventory and collaborative distribution is an impertinent part of the information-based management of logistics companies .

    同时,实行虚拟库存和协同物流配送管理也是物流企业管理信息化的一个重要组成部分。

  28. He is an impertinent young guy .

    他是个不懂礼貌的家伙。

  29. You are an impertinent little monkey ! 'exclaimed Mrs Linton , in surprise .

    “你是一个胡闹的小猴子!”林惇夫人惊奇地叫起来。

  30. 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。