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impertinently adverb uk /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt.li/ us /ɪmˈpɝː.t̬ən.ənt.li/ in a rude way that does not show respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you: (尤指对年长者或上级)不礼貌地,不敬地 We now impertinently presume that professional women like her didn't exist in those days. 我们现在不客气地推断,像她这样的职业女性在那个时代是不存在的。 A guest asked me rather impertinently if the salmon I was serving was organic. 一位客人相当无礼地问我,我端上的这道菜选用的鲑鱼是不是有机的。 See
impertinent She impertinently reminded him that he had himself made mistakes. I hope you don't think me impertinently curious. I would not impertinently speculate on the dynamics of someone's relationships. "Where does your husband get his money, my dear?" he asked, impertinently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Rude and cheeky backchat cheekily cheekiness cheeky churlishly churlishness coarse-grained fruity gall indelicate obnoxiousness offensively offensiveness pertly potty mouth sass scatological unceremonious unpleasant unprintable |