impudence

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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

• 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。
• Her impudence bowled me over.
  她的厚颜使我大为吃惊。
• There was another rapid glance at the house, and supposing himself unseen, the scoundrel had the impudence to embrace her.
  他又很快地溜一眼房屋，以为没人看见他，这流氓竟厚颜无耻地拥抱她了。
• He actually had the impudence, or else so forgot himself in his wonder at such an incomprehensible order.
  他胆大包天，或因为对这不可理解的命令大为惊讶而忘了自己的身份。
• Robert had the impudence to talk back to his teacher.
  罗伯竟狂妄得跟老师顶嘴。
• I had an air of impudence.
  我表面上趾高气扬。
• I should have you whipped for your impudence!
  我该因为你的无礼鞭打你！
• How dare you have the impudence to say so!
  你怎么胆敢如此无礼，竟说出那样话来！
• His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.
  他的鲁莽迫使她打他耳光。
• 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。