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be imperious
His tone was imperious.
他的语气很专横。
专横的；盛气凌人的；傲慢的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
专横的；盛气凌人的；傲慢的
Having or showing an arrogant, domineering, or overbearing manner.
His tone was imperious.
他的语气很专横。
专横的、傲慢的或盛气凌人的。
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
表现出对所认为不值一提者的傲慢优越感和蔑视
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
紧迫的；强烈迫切的。
Urgent; intensely compelling.
His imperious tone made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
他傲慢的语气让房间里的每个人都不舒服。
The manager's imperious manner alienated his team.
经理专横的态度疏远了他的团队。
She gave an imperious command that no one dared to question.
她下达了专横的命令，没人敢质疑。
His tone was imperious.
他的语气很专横。
towards也可用to。
She was imperious towards her subordinates.
她对下属很专横。
常见搭配名词有 manner, tone, demand, gesture 等。
The general's imperious manner intimidated everyone.
将军专横的态度吓坏了每个人。
Not this
He has an imperial attitude.
Use this
He has an imperious attitude.
混淆'imperial'（帝国的）与'imperious'（专横的）。'Imperial'指与帝国相关的，而'imperious'表示傲慢专横。应使用形容词'imperious'来描述傲慢的态度。
Not this
He is an imperious.
Use this
He is imperious.
将形容词'imperious'误用作名词。'Imperious'是形容词，不能单独作名词，应直接作表语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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Her imperious tone made it clear that she expected to be obeyed at once.
她专横的语气表明她期望别人立刻服从。
Use imperious naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.