impetuous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·pet·u·ous /ɪmˈpetʃuəs/ adjective CARELESStending to do things very quickly, without thinking carefully first, or showing this quality 〔做事〕鲁莽的，冲动的 SYN impulsive He was high-spirited and impetuous. 他情绪高昂，行事鲁莽。 She might live to regret this impetuous decision. 她可能会一辈子为这个鲁莽的决定感到后悔。 —impetuously adverb —impetuousness noun [uncountable] —impetuosity /ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

impetuous• Williams was wild and impetuous.• As you said, it is in the nature of young men to be foolhardy and impetuous.• He says she's impetuous and emotional.• For Fowlkes, leaving would be impetuous and misguided.• He is too impetuous and owing to a desire to lead everything, he fails of his goal.• Just don't be too impetuous and put too much pressure on the object of your desires.• an impetuous decision to get married• As Akbar and Tundrish opened fire with bolts, Yeremi lunged to drag the impetuous, or hallucinating, fool back.• The impetuous Wallace quickly agreed and decided to wire a memo of recommendation to Roosevelt.• It was just his usual brusque, impetuous way of speaking.• If you weren't so impetuous you wouldn't have lost your job.Origin impetuous (1300-1400) French impétueux, from Late Latin impetuosus, from Latin impetus; → IMPETUS

im·pet·u·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable

things Corpus to without thinking very tending do quickly, carefully

impetuous
im‧pet‧u‧ous /ɪmˈpetʃuəs/

adjective

Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: impétueux, from Late Latin impetuosus, from Latin impetus; ⇨ impetus

tending to do things very quickly, without thinking carefully first, or showing this quality
SYN impulsive:

He was high-spirited and impetuous.

She might live to regret this impetuous decision.
—impetuously adverb
—impetuousness noun [uncountable]
—impetuosity /ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti, ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsɪti $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

im·petu·ous

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/ɪmˈpetʃuəs/

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/ɪmˈpetʃuəs/

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adjective