Word · Frequency #21868
impertinent
无礼的；放肆的
核心释义
Insolent, rude, or disrespectful; improperly forward or bold.
- 1.
无礼的,粗鲁或不尊重的；不顾他人的
Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
- 2.
具有轻松活泼的特质
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- 3.
与正在考虑的事项无关
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- 4.
不当的放肆或大胆
improperly forward or bold
不相关的；离题的；活泼俏皮的；无礼的,粗鲁或不尊重的；不顾他人的；具有轻松活泼的特质；与正在考虑的事项无关
用法In use
The child's impertinent remark to the teacher earned him a detention.
用法提示：形容词，描述孩子对老师不尊敬、鲁莽的言论。
She considered his question about her salary impertinent and refused to answer.
用法提示：形容词，表示问题不恰当、冒失，不符合社交礼仪。
It was impertinent of him to interrupt the speaker during the formal presentation.
用法提示：形容词，在句中作表语，描述行为失礼、莽撞。
mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
be impertinent to sb
形容对某人粗鲁或不尊重。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- impertinent question
- 无礼的问题
- The reporter asked an impertinent question about her private life.记者问了一个关于她私生活的无礼问题。
- impertinent remark
- 无礼的言语
- His impertinent remark earned him a stern look from the teacher.他无礼的言语招来了老师严厉的目光。
- impertinent child
- 无礼的孩子
- She scolded the impertinent child for talking back to his grandmother.她责骂那个无礼的孩子，因为他跟祖母顶嘴。
- impertinent behavior
- 无礼的行为
- Such impertinent behavior will not be tolerated in this office.这种无礼的行为在本办公室是不会被容忍的。
- impertinent reply
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把impertinent拆成im（不）和pertinent（中肯的），想象说话不中肯、东拉西扯就是无礼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discourse、official criticism impertinent 是正式用词，多用于书面语或正式批评，指无礼、放肆或不尊重；在学术或正式文体中也可表示“不相关的”。日常口语中较少见，更常用 rude 或 cheeky。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常为定语或表语，也可用于'it is impertinent of someone to do something'结构。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'pertinent' and 'pert' share a similar spelling but differ in pronunciation.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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