Word · Frequency #20072
insolent
无礼的；粗鲁的；傲慢的
核心释义
Rude and disrespectful, especially in an arrogant or insubordinate way.
- 1.
傲慢无礼的；在态度或言语上侮辱人的,尤指傲慢或不服从的。
Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
- 2.
漫不经心的无礼
marked by casual disrespect
- 3.
粗鲁的；无礼的。
Rude.
- 4.
不受常规或节礼的约束
unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
放肆的；不顾礼法的；傲慢无礼的；在态度或言语上侮辱人的,尤指傲慢或不服从的。；漫不经心的无礼；粗鲁的；无礼的。；不受常规或节礼的约束
用法In use
The insolent teenager refused to apologize after talking back to the teacher.
用法提示：insolent 在这里用作形容词，修饰青少年，表示其态度粗鲁无礼。
His insolent remarks during the meeting offended several colleagues.
用法提示：insolent 修饰 remarks，指出言论带有明显的无礼和放肆。
She gave him an insolent stare, making it clear she had no respect for his authority.
用法提示：insolent 修饰 stare，描述了一种充满不敬和蔑视的眼神。
the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress
be insolent to sb
用来说明对某人说话或态度无礼，常见结构为 be insolent to sb。
He was insolent to his teacher and refused to apologize.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- insolent tone
- 傲慢无礼的语气
- She answered in an insolent tone, which annoyed her teacher.她用傲慢无礼的语气回答，惹恼了老师。
- insolent manner
- 无礼的态度
- His insolent manner made a bad impression on the interviewer.他无礼的态度给面试官留下了不好的印象。
- insolent behavior
- 傲慢无礼的行为
- The customer complained about the staff's insolent behavior.顾客投诉了员工傲慢无礼的行为。
- insolent child
- 无礼的孩子
- The insolent child refused to say thank you.那个无礼的孩子不肯说谢谢。
- insolent remark
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 in + sole + nt：把脚底(sole)对着人，就是傲慢无礼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学文本、对权威或上级的批评 insolent 通常用于正式或书面语境，多用来形容对权威或长辈的傲慢无礼，口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用英文单词与 insolent 完全押韵。excellent 的末尾读音 /sələnt/ 与 insolent 相同，所以听感接近；indolent、violent、redolent 拼写上都含 -olent，但重音和辅音不同，不能算押韵；turbulent 拼写相近但读音差别较大。
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