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impertinence

/im-pur-tn-uhns/US // ɪmˈpɜr tn əns //UK // (ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns) //

无礼,无礼行为,不礼貌,无理取闹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
    • : impertinent quality or action.
    • : something impertinent, as an act or statement.
    • : an impertinent person.
    • : irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounboldness

Examples

  • I thought at the moment it was some of his damned impertinence, but concluded that he had something on his mind.

  • A dignified, modest reserve is the surest way to repel impertinence.

  • “I dare say that looked very much like a gratuitous impertinence from—the packer,” he observed.

  • The accused malignants, on the other hand, complained bitterly of the impertinence of meddling fanatics and hypocrites.

  • "You know quite well that nothing amuses me," said she, shrugging her shoulders with a supreme impertinence.