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词汇 irreverently
释义 irreverently
adverb
uk /ɪˈrev.ər.ənt.li/ us /ɪˈrev.ɚ.ənt.li/
in a way that does not show the expected respect for official, important, or holy things: 不尊敬地,无礼地,不敬畏地
He writes irreverently about science for a general audience.他客观不仰视地为普通读者撰写有关科学的文章。
Her commentary was so irreverently funny.她的评论大胆直率,实在是太搞笑了。
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irreverent
She stuck out her tongue irreverently.
He was an eminent practitioner known irreverently as "The Shrink".
Her article irreverently questions grammar snobs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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cheekiness
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churlishly
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coarse-grained
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offensively
offensiveness
pertly
potty mouth
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unpleasant
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Examples of irreverently


irreverently
Furthermore, there is a purism in the field that is condescending toward texts that irreverently mix languages.
They seem to switch irreverently between these categories or to combine them in unpredictable ways.
Or is one to say, irreverently, that anyone who is foolish enough to believe that will believe anything?
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That may well add to the army of inspectors, or snoopers as they are irreverently called.
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Many of these procedures are irreverently referred to as "mumbo-jumbo".
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One journal irreverently described them as the "usual suspects".
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It has been described somewhat irreverently as "leaving undone those things which ought to have been done and doing those things which ought not have been done".
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This third group took astrology seriously, possibly as a sacred canopy, whereas the other two groups took it playfully and irreverently.
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He appeared in 5 fast-paced, irreverently narrated novels in the 1960s.
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Junior officers commented that it was all very unseamanlike and irreverently speculated whether the yard could stand the strain.
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He also deals irreverently to people's serious medical conditions such as psoriasis and anorexia.
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He has acted irreverently towards the music industry, and expressed his distaste for the infamous lifestyles of rock stars.
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