impertinent
英 [?m'p??t?n?nt]
美 [?m'p?tn?nt]
助記提示
1. per- "through, completely" + tin- + -ent.
2. => hold through, hold completely.
3. => reach; relate, have reference to; belong, be the right of; be applicable.
4. im- "not" + pertinent.
中文詞源
impertinent 不相關的，不切題的，粗魯的，無禮的im-,不，非，pertinent,相關的。即不相關的，引申詞義扯遠的，過度的，粗魯的，無禮的。
英文詞源
- impertinent (adj.)
- late 14c., "unconnected, unrelated, not to the point," from Old French impertinent (14c.) or directly from Late Latin impertinentem (nominative impertinens) "not belonging," literally "not to the point," from assimilated form of Latin in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pertinens (see pertinent). Sense of "rudely bold" is 1680s, from earlier sense of "not appropriate to the situation," probably modeled on similar use in French, especially by Molière, from notion of meddling with what is beyond one's proper sphere.
雙語例句
- 1. Would it be impertinent to ask where exactly you were?
- 能冒昧問一下您所在的確切位置嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions.
- 我不喜歡冒昧提問的陌生人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving?
- 問一下你為什么要離開不知是否唐突？
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. After the impertinent way you acted, who could like you?
- 由于你那魯莽的做法, 誰還能喜歡你 呢 ?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. She is too free with her tongue and is rather impertinent to people.
- 她講話太隨便,對人相當無禮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》