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

• Elizabeth had not before believed him quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man.
  伊丽莎白从来不相信他竟会这样厚颜无耻，她坐下来思忖道：一个人不要起脸来可真是漫无止境。
• 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。
• A rapid intellect and ready eloquence may carry off a little impudence.
  头脑敏捷，口才流利，就能减少冒失。
• What impudence brings your swords to the emperor?
  你竟敢如此厚颜无耻地侵犯皇上？
• Her impudence bowled me over.
  她的厚颜使我大为吃惊。
• His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.
  他的鲁莽迫使她打他耳光。
• 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。
• My presence in his sanctum was evidently esteemed a piece of impudence too shameful for remark.
  我在他的圣地出现，显然被他看作是羞于提及的莽撞事情。
• His impudence beats everything.
  他的厚颜无耻简直令人难以置信。