Word · Frequency #20072
insolent
无礼的；粗鲁的；傲慢的
Rude and disrespectful, especially in an arrogant or insubordinate way.
- 1.
Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
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。
- 2.
marked by casual disrespect
漫不经心的无礼
- 3.
Rude.
粗鲁的；无礼的。
- 4.
unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
不受常规或节礼的约束
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
In use
The insolent teenager refused to apologize after talking back to the teacher.
His insolent remarks during the meeting offended several colleagues.
She gave him an insolent stare, making it clear she had no respect for his authority.
the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress
Connections
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
- 无礼的言语
- He made an insolent remark about her accent.他对她的口音说了一句无礼的话。
- insolent disregard
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 in + sole + nt：把脚底(sole)对着人，就是傲慢无礼。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.