| 词汇 | impertinent |
| 释义 | impertinent adjective uk /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ us /ɪmˈpɝː.t̬ən.ənt/ rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you: （尤指对年长者或上级）不礼貌的，不敬的 I hope he didn't think I was being impertinent when I asked him about his private life.当我询问他的私生活时，我希望他不要认为我没有礼貌。 an impertinent remark/question不礼貌的评论／问题 Synonyms cheekyUK disrespectful fresh(NOT POLITE)mainly USinformal impudent insolent not polite rudeHe made a rude remark about the staff. impoliteShe asks direct questions without being in any way impolite. cheekyUKYou asked your teacher how old she was? That was a bit cheeky! disrespectfulThe class was very disrespectful towards the new teacher. impertinentIt was clear that they found his questions impertinent. insolentWhat an ungrateful, insolent child! Rude and cheeky backchat cheekily cheekiness cheeky churlishly churlishness coarse-grained fruity gall indelicate neanderthal obnoxiously obnoxiousness offensively offensiveness pertly sass unceremonious unpleasant unprintable Related wordsimpertinently impertinence impertinent | American Dictionaryimpertinent adjective us/ɪmˈpɜr·tən·ənt/ not showing enough respect; rude: Don’t be impertinent – you’re in no position to tell your boss what to do. Examples of impertinentimpertinent And another question, not so impertinent this time. So much so that one is tempted to pose an impertinent question - wouldn't this material, these textures come off better on strings? It can seem impertinent for the privileged to claim that they assert on behalf of those whom they neither know nor seek to know. Seeley had evidently received one too, full of suggestions that he regarded as impertinent. I can only regard such a suggestion as mischievous and impertinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of these are permanently redundant henceforth, and examination of the problem of disposal and retrenchment must not be dismissed as impertinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it would be impertinent for anybody to attempt to praise them, for their endurance has been beyond praise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For me to try at second-hand to reiterate his impressions would be absurd and impertinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the time, cultural creation describes or expresses a vision, a commitment, a taking of sides that can be pertinent or impertinent. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I felt it almost impertinent to intrude on a discussion between professionals under specific subject headings in the structure plan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will not consider these suggestions impertinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an impertinent suggestion to say that such might be a possibility? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sit down and do not be so impertinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not for me to interpret his duty for him; it would be impertinent for me to attempt to do anything of the kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it would not be impertinent to add, as a personal friend for many years, that we are glad indeed to see him well again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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