impertinence

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/    美 /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/|/ɪmˈpɝt.nəns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Lack of pertinence; irrelevance. uncountable
  2. An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent. countable
    — "Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence.
  3. The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness. uncountable
  4. Insolence; impudence. countable,uncountable
    — "Because," interrupted the actress, "I see things exactly as they are. I calculate my effects, but they do not deceive myself; you, on the contrary, live in a world of illusions, where every thing is called by such an exceedingly fine name, that it seems a downright impertinence to ascertain what it really is."

词形变化

impertinences plural

词源

Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.
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