impudent
含义: Showing a bold lack of respect; shamelessly cheeky or insolent, especially towards someone in a position of authority.
Impudent carries an old-fashioned, slightly schoolmasterly tone that makes it more specific in register than simple 'rude.' It implies a deliberate and brazen disrespect, often from a younger person towards an elder or from a subordinate towards a superior. The word appears in literary fiction, period dramas, and formal complaints, and collocates with 'child,' 'remark,' 'question,' 'behaviour,' and 'young man.' The noun 'impudence' is equally common and carries a similar flavour of outraged authority confronted by youthful cheek.
例句
- The magistrate reprimanded the defendant for his impudent outburst and threatened to hold him in contempt of court. 治安法官因被告的放肆发言而予以训斥,并威胁要以藐视法庭罪论处。El magistrado amonestó al acusado por su insolente exabrupto y amenazó con acusarle de desacato al tribunal.治安判事は被告の不遜な暴言を叱責し、法廷侮辱罪で拘束すると警告した。치안판사는 피고인의 무례한 폭언을 꾸짖으며 법정 모독죄로 구금하겠다고 경고했다.
- The young reporter asked an impudent question about the chairman's expense claims, provoking audible gasps from the press gallery. 年轻的记者就主席的报销费用问题提出了一个放肆的问题,引起了记者席上可听见的倒吸冷气声。El joven periodista formuló una pregunta insolente sobre las dietas del presidente, provocando exclamaciones audibles en la tribuna de prensa.若い記者が会長の経費請求について生意気な質問をし、記者席からはっきり聞こえるどよめきが上がった。젊은 기자가 회장의 경비 청구에 대해 건방진 질문을 던지자, 기자석에서 뚜렷한 탄성이 터져 나왔다.
- She dismissed the rival firm's offer as impudent, given that they had poached three of her senior partners the previous year. 她将对手公司的报价斥为厚颜无耻,因为他们前一年刚挖走了她三名高级合伙人。Ella calificó la oferta de la firma rival de insolente, dado que habían captado a tres de sus socios principales el año anterior.彼女はライバル事務所の提案を厚かましいと一蹴した。前年に自社のシニアパートナー3名を引き抜いていたからである。그녀는 전년도에 자사의 시니어 파트너 3명을 빼간 라이벌 회사의 제안을 뻔뻔하다며 일축했다.
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语境: general, academic
语气: negative
起源与历史
From Latin impudens (shameless, without shame), from in- (not) and pudens (ashamed, modest), present participle of pudere (to be ashamed). Entered English in the late 14th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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