| 词汇 | impudent |
| 释义 | impudent adjective uk /ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/ us /ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/ rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position: （尤指对年长者或上级）放肆的，无礼的 an impudent remark/child放肆的言论／小孩 Synonyms cheekyUK disrespectful fresh(NOT POLITE)mainly USinformal impertinent insolent Opposite respectful(ADMIRATION) 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 wordimpudence impudent | American Dictionaryimpudent adjective us/ˈɪm·pjə·dənt/ rude and not showing respect: an impudent child impudencenoun[ U ]us/ˈɪm·pjə·dəns/ Examples of impudentimpudent Around the castle, the tourist commerce is never impudent. Such an arbitrary and impudent decision brings the whole system of government into disrepute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I rather think on a previous occasion he called a request of this kind impudent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most impudent request is, of course, the one from the printing and bookbinding trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would almost describe it is as an impudent requirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a reply is as impudent as it is misleading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a little unfair to say that it was impudent to say that there were no other possibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it would be impudent as well as imprudent on my part to express an opinion on the heads of the medical profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most impudent and arrogant impositions are made when firms collapse and such people are dispensed with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A man walking up and down on sentry-go watching for impudent school boys or inquisitive visitors is not training for a fighting role. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of us should acknowledge such a marvellous example of impudent daring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were machinations of the most impudent intrigue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider that to be an impudent suggestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that comments of that description are both intolerant and impudent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to feel our way, we have to be modest; we must not be impudent on the day we enter. 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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