impertinent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·per·ti·nent /ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt $ -ɜːr-/ adjective RUDE/IMPOLITErude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important 〔尤指对尊长〕不敬的，莽撞无礼的 SYN cheeky He was always asking impertinent questions. 他老是问一些唐突的问题。 You are an impertinent young woman. 你这姑娘真没礼貌。► see thesaurus at rude —impertinently adverb —impertinence noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
impertinent• Could I ask how old you are, or would that be impertinent?• an impertinent child• It would be impertinent of me to write of Zuckerman.• By now he had gotten used to reporters' impertinent questions about his private life.• impertinent questions• I think I just asked a lot of impertinent questions.• He was impertinent, rude and arrogant.• Who was this impertinent stranger eyeing her baggage?• But at the same time they are extraordinarily willing to fill out warranty cards, questionnaires and impertinent surveys.• And as it seems impertinent to invite you to sit down in your own laboratory, I won't.• There is no penalty for being impertinent to supervisors who, in turn, quickly learn to keep their advice to themselves.• We are too impertinent with the past, counting on it in this way for a reliable frisson.im·per·ti·nent adjectiveChineseSyllable
is not to who respectful, and especially older someone Corpus rude
impertinent
im‧per‧ti‧nent /ɪmˈpɜːtənənt, ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt $ -ɜːr-/
adjective
rude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important
SYN cheeky:
He was always asking impertinent questions.
You are an impertinent young woman.
—impertinently adverb
—impertinence noun [uncountable]
▪ rude not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect: It’s rude to interrupt. | He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met. | rude remarks about her stomach
▪impolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal: It is impolite to stare. | It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.
▪cheeky British English, smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children: a cheeky grin | Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)! | Don’t get smart with me!
▪tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to: a tactless remark | How could you be so tactless?
▪offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone: His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. | offensive language
▪insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone: comments that are insulting to women | The article was full of insulting language.
▪discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings: He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. | It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.
▪ill-mannered (also bad-mannered ) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely: Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. | It was very bad-mannered.
▪disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something: I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.
▪impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about: an impertinent question about his private life | an impertinent young man | Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
▪insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority: The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. | Don’t be so insolent!
▪impudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important: The boy gave an impudent smile.
▪irreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles: an irreverent look at the week’s events | his irreverent sense of humour
im‧per‧ti‧nent /ɪmˈpɜːtənənt, ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt $ -ɜːr-/
adjectiverude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important
SYN cheeky:
—impertinently adverb
—impertinence noun [uncountable]
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rude having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings 指粗鲁的、无礼的、粗野的 ：◆ Why are you so rude to your mother? 你为什么对你的母亲这么没礼貌？ ◆ It's rude to speak when you're eating. 吃东西时说话不礼貌。 cheeky ( (especially of children) rude in an amusing or an annoying wayBrE （尤指小孩子）厚脸皮的、鲁莽的、放肆的 ：◆ You cheeky monkey! 你这厚脸皮的猴崽子！ ◆ a cheeky grin 厚颜无耻的龇牙一笑 insolent ( very rude, especially to sb who is older or more importantrather
（尤指对长者、重要人士）粗野的、无礼的、侮慢的 NOTE Insolent is used especially to talk about the behaviour of children towards adults.* insolent 尤用于形容孩子对成年人的行为。 disrespectful ( showing a lack of respect for sb/sthrather
指不尊敬、无礼、轻蔑 ：◆ Some people said he had been disrespectful to the President in his last speech. 有些人说他在最近一次讲话中对总统不尊重。 impolite ( not behaving in a pleasant way that follows the rules of societyrather
指不礼貌、粗鲁 ：◆ Some people think it is impolite to ask someone's age. 有些人认为询问别人的年龄是不礼貌的。 NOTE Impolite is often used in the phrasesIt seemed impolite andIt would be impolite .* impolite 常用于 it seemed impolite 和 it would be impolite 短语中。 impertinent ( not showing respect for sb who is older or more importantrather
指（对长者或重要人士）粗鲁无礼、不尊敬 NOTE Impertinent is often used by people such as parents and teachers when they are telling children that they are angry with them for being rude.* impertinent 常用于父母、老师等对孩子的粗鲁行为表示气愤 ：◆ Don't be impertinent! 不要粗鲁无礼！ discourteous ( having bad manners and not showing respect指不礼貌、失礼、粗鲁 ：◆ He didn't wish to appear discourteous. 他不想显得没礼貌。
Patterns
rude/cheeky/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to sbrude/impolite/impertinent to do sth