| 词汇 | insolent |
| 释义 | insolent adjective uk /ˈɪn.səl.ənt/ us /ˈɪn.səl.ənt/ rude and not showing respect: 嘲笑的，讥讽的 an insolent child/young man傲慢无礼的孩子／小伙子 an insolent gesture/remark傲慢无礼的手势／话语 Synonyms cheekyUK disrespectful fresh(NOT POLITE)mainly USinformal impertinent impudent 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 wordsinsolently insolence insolent | American Dictionaryinsolent adjective us/ˈɪn·sə·lənt/ (of a person or a person’s behavior) intentionally and rudely showing no respect: Students were often inattentive, sometimes even insolent, and showed relatively little interest in their work. insolentlyadverbus/ˈɪn·sə·lənt·li/ Examples of insolentinsolent Now they were perceived as aggressive, insolent, and even dangerous imperialists. As he climbs up the stairs of domestic service, and establishes his domain over more and more of the house, he becomes increasingly insolent. Her at first sight insolent behaviour towards the young man is in fact a method of self-defence against male aggression, and as such another expression of her mental strength. The more you feed it, the more insolent it becomes’. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That is a most insolent and offensive remark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those days it was a bold thing to rob the insolent baron, in order to give to the humble serf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the most insolent and the most insulting part of the whole scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is insolent to suggest that six months at some management course will turn a generalist into a skilled manager. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was reported to be insolent, difficult and non-co-operative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not the only example of their insolent disregard for standards, whether in business or in public life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rest of his speech was a violent and insolent tirade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot bow before insolent aggression merely because we fear that the cost of resistance would be too painful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never had such an insolent request to give way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any old trade unionist who sees this insolent, arrogant, instrument dangled before him knows what will happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the very same citizens who have to stand by and watch inadequate police action being taken to tackle this increasingly insolent criminal behaviour. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English 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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