impudence

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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

• Even the names of the four Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts.
  甚至统治我们的四个部的名称，也说明有意歪曲事实之厚颜无耻到了什么程度。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nay, when I read a letter of his, I cannot help giving him the preference even over Wickham, much as I value the impudence and hypocrisy of my son-in-law.
  唔，我每次读到他的信，总觉得他比韦翰还要讨我喜欢。我那位女婿虽然又冒失又虚伪，还是及不上他。
• He has the impudence to take things behind my back!
  他背着我拿东西真不害臊！
• The first charge is impudence, or hardness of forehead, a want of holy shame, an unhallowed boldness in evil.
  第一项罪名额坚，这是指厚颜卑鄙，缺少圣洁的羞耻感，或大胆地犯罪。
• I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence as any of them, and that's the next thing to money.
  我没有某些人那么多钱，但我有不下于他们的厚颜无耻，而这是仅次于金钱的东西呢。
• Impertinent talk or behaviour; impudence
  无礼的、冒失的、不当的话或行为；厚颜无耻
• His conduct has a dash of impudence in it.
  他的行为有点冒失。
• Valuations of mining companies have soared in the current commodities boom. I had an air of impudence.
  很多矿业公司的市值也由于这次期货价格的上扬而随之上扬。我表面上趾高气扬。