Word · Frequency #20847
imperious
专横的；盛气凌人的；傲慢的
Having or showing an arrogant, domineering, or overbearing manner.
- 1.
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
专横的、傲慢的或盛气凌人的。
- 2.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
表现出对所认为不值一提者的傲慢优越感和蔑视
- 3.
Urgent; intensely compelling.
紧迫的；强烈迫切的。
迫切的；紧急的；专横的、傲慢的或盛气凌人的。；表现出对所认为不值一提者的傲慢优越感和蔑视；紧迫的；强烈迫切的。；专横的
In use
His imperious tone made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
The manager's imperious manner alienated his team.
She gave an imperious command that no one dared to question.
be imperious
His tone was imperious.
他的语气很专横。
be imperious towards sb
towards也可用to。
She was imperious towards her subordinates.
她对下属很专横。
imperious + noun
常见搭配名词有 manner, tone, demand, gesture 等。
The general's imperious manner intimidated everyone.
Connections
Collocations
- imperious manner
- 盛气凌人的态度
- His imperious manner made everyone at the meeting uncomfortable.他盛气凌人的态度让所有与会者都感到不自在。
- imperious tone
- 命令式的语气
- She spoke in an imperious tone, as if no one could refuse her.她用命令式的语气说话，仿佛没人能拒绝她。
- imperious gesture
- 傲慢的手势
- With an imperious gesture, he motioned for us to leave.他傲慢地做了个手势，示意我们离开。
- imperious command
- 不容置疑的命令
- The captain's imperious command left no room for discussion.船长那不容置疑的命令没有留下任何讨论的余地。
Pop culture & quotes
- Imperious Caesar, dead and turn'd to clay, / Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 imperious 联想成 imperial（帝王的）：皇帝发号施令，自然专横傲慢、盛气凌人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式评论、人物性格分析 imperious 通常用于正式或文学语境，多形容人的态度、语气或行为专横傲慢。它比口语化的 bossy 更正式，也带有贬义。至于“紧迫的”这一含义比较罕见，多见于旧式或文学英语；日常表达“紧急”时更常用 urgent。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 imperious 押韵的有 serious、mysterious、delirious（均含 /ɪriəs/）；imperial、curious、furious 是拼写相近的“假朋友”：imperial 以 /əl/ 结尾，curious 和 furious 中的 -rious 读 /ʊriəs/，都不与 imperious 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.