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单词 impudent
释义
impudent
adjective
uk
/ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/us
/ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/
rudeand notshowingrespect,especiallytowards someone who isolderor in a moreimportantposition:
（尤指对年长者或上级）放肆的，无礼的
an impudentremark/child放肆的言论／小孩
Synonyms
cheekyUK
disrespectful
fresh(TOO CONFIDENT)informal
impertinent
insolent
Opposite
respectful(ADMIRATION)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not polite
  • rudeHe made a rude remark about the staff.
  • impoliteShe asks direct questions without being in any way impolite.
  • cheekyUKYou asked your teacher how old she was? That was a bit cheeky!
  • disrespectfulThe class was very disrespectful towards the new teacher.
  • impertinentIt was clear that they found his questions impertinent.
  • insolentWhat an ungrateful, insolent child!
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rude and cheeky
  • cheekily
  • cheekiness
  • churlish
  • churlishly
  • churlishness
  • coarse
  • coarsely
  • discourteous
  • fruity
  • gall
  • incivility
  • offensively
  • offensiveness
  • potty mouth
  • potty-mouthed
  • presume
  • presumptuously
  • ripe
  • temerity
  • unrepeatable
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impudence
(Definition ofimpudentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

impudent| American Dictionary

impudent
adjective
us
/ˈɪm·pjə·dənt/
rudeand notshowingrespect:
an impudentchild

impudence

noun[U]us
/ˈɪm·pjə·dəns/
(Definition ofimpudentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpudent

impudent
Around the castle, the tourist commerce is neverimpudent.
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Such an arbitrary andimpudentdecision brings the whole system of government into disrepute.
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I rather think on a previous occasion he called a request of this kindimpudent.
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The mostimpudentrequest is, of course, the one from the printing and bookbinding trade.
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I would almost describe it is as animpudentrequirement.
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Such a reply is asimpudentas it is misleading.
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It is a little unfair to say that it wasimpudentto say that there were no other possibilities.
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I think that it would beimpudentas well as imprudent on my part to express an opinion on the heads of the medical profession.
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The mostimpudentand arrogant impositions are made when firms collapse and such people are dispensed with.
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A man walking up and down on sentry-go watching forimpudentschool boys or inquisitive visitors is not training for a fighting role.
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All of us should acknowledge such a marvellous example ofimpudentdaring.
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They were machinations of the mostimpudentintrigue.
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I consider that to be animpudentsuggestion.
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I think that comments of that description are both intolerant andimpudent.
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We have to feel our way, we have to be modest; we must not beimpudenton the day we enter.
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