impudence

英

美

n.  厚颜无耻；冒失，鲁莽；放肆；无礼；无礼的言行

BNC.35579 / COCA.33016

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 放肆的;无礼的
  If you describe someone asimpudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.
  1. Some of them were impudent and insulting.
     他们当中的一些人放肆无礼,目中无人。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustgallimpertinenceinsolencecheekinessfreshness
• an impudent statement
  Synonym:cheekimpertinence

双语例句

• I should have you whipped for your impudence!
  我该因为你的无礼鞭打你！
• His impudence beats everything.
  他的厚颜无耻简直令人难以置信。
• Hitler argued that the big lie was effective with ordinary people because it would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.
  希特勒（Hitler）曾主张，弥天大谎能骗得过普通人，是因为他们从未想过撒大谎，他们也不相信别人放肆到如此无耻地扭曲真相的地步。
• She was provoked at his impudence He was very angry at the remarks made by his teacher.
  他的无礼使她很生气。他对老师的批语很生气。
• His mind was keen, and his will to work was unsurpassed. A rapid intellect and ready eloquence may carry off a little impudence.
  他头脑敏捷，工作意识无人可比。头脑敏捷，口才流利，就能减少冒失。
• What impudence brings your swords to the emperor?
  你竟敢如此厚颜无耻地侵犯皇上？
• Elizabeth had not before believed him quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man.
  伊丽莎白从来不相信他竟会这样厚颜无耻，她坐下来思忖道：一个人不要起脸来可真是漫无止境。
• Her impudence bowled me over.
  她的厚颜使我大为吃惊。
• It seemed to her that there would be something of impudence in making a festival of her secret.
  她觉得将自己内心的秘密弄得沸沸扬扬是轻率齿莽的。
• I had an air of impudence.
  我表面上趾高气扬。