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be disrespectful to/toward someone
He was disrespectful to his teacher.
他对老师很无礼。
不尊重的；无礼的
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不尊重的；无礼的
showing a lack of respect; rude and discourteous
He was disrespectful to his teacher.
他对老师很无礼。
不尊重的；缺乏尊敬的。
Lacking respect.
表现出缺乏尊重；粗鲁无礼
exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
不顾的；不留心的；不管的。
irrespective, heedless, regardless
既不感到也不表现出尊重
neither feeling nor showing respect
It is disrespectful to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
打断别人说话是不礼貌的。
AI contextual example
He made a disrespectful comment about her appearance.
他对她的外表做出了无礼的评论。
AI contextual example
The student's disrespectful attitude got him sent to the principal's office.
那个学生无礼的态度让他被送到了校长办公室。
AI contextual example
remarks disrespectful of the law
藐视法律的言论
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He was disrespectful to his teacher.
他对老师很无礼。
Such behavior is disrespectful of the law.
这种行为是对法律的不尊重。
It is disrespectful to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
打断别人说话是不礼貌的。
Not this
He is very disrespect to his parents.
Use this
He is very disrespectful to his parents.
“disrespect”是名词或动词，而“disrespectful”才是形容词；应加后缀-ful。
Not this
He is disrespectful his teacher.
Use this
He is disrespectful to his teacher.
“disrespectful”作为形容词后常接介词“to”引出对象，不可省略介词。
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对……不尊重；对……无礼
Please don't be disrespectful to your teachers.
请别对老师不尊重。
无礼的行为
His disrespectful behavior at the meeting shocked everyone.
他在会议上的无礼行为让所有人震惊。
不尊敬的态度；无礼的态度
She has a disrespectful attitude toward her colleagues.
她对同事持一种不尊重的态度。
粗鲁无礼的
She found his tone rude and disrespectful.
她觉得他的语气粗鲁无礼。
以不尊重的方式
He spoke about his parents in a disrespectful way.
他以一种不尊重的口吻谈论他的父母。
不敬的言论；无礼的话
He made a disrespectful remark about her accent.
他对她的口音说了一句无礼的话。
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记忆联想：dis（否定）+ respect（尊重）+ ful → 对长辈翻白眼，就是不尊重（disrespectful）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、课堂讨论、职场反馈 这是个常见的中性词，不严格分场合；通常用于直接批评他人的言行，语气比较直白，正式书面语中也可使用，但更常见于口语和一般书面表达。
与 disrespectful 真正押韵的是 respectful（/rɪˈspɛktfəl/）。其他 -ful 词只是拼写以 -ful 结尾，读音共享尾音 /fəl/，但重读元音及后续辅音不同，并不押韵。另注意 disrespect（/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/）拼写相近，但没有 /fəl/ 尾音，发音不同。
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