insolence

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude. countable,uncountable
    — all the insolence of imaginary superiority
  2. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. countable,uncountable
    — Two heavy iron chains were put about his neck, (in metal and weight different from them he bore before!) and, loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers, (who in such ware seldom give scant measure,) he was brought into the presence of Isaacius.
  3. The quality of being unusual or novel. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Her great excellence / Lifts me above the measure of my might / That being fild with furious insolence / I feele my selfe like one yrapt in spright.
动词 v.
  1. To insult. obsolete
    — ...we are bound to assert that we never heard either in his public discourses or private conversation, anything that might tend towards encouraging sedition, or anyways insolencing the government

词形变化

insolences plural insolences present,singular,third-person insolencing participle,present insolenced participle,past insolenced past

词汇关系

衍生词
dumb insolence insolency

词源

词源 1
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.
词源 2
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.
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