impudence
noun[U]
uk/ˈɪm.pjə.dəns/us/ˈɪm.pjə.dəns/thequalityof beingrudeand notshowingrespect,especiallytowards someone who isolderor in a moreimportantposition:
(尤指对年长者或上级)的放肆,无礼With ahintof impudence she told him not totalk.她用略显放肆的口吻告诉他不要说话。
Thememoirdescribeshislifewithhonestyand impudence.回忆录用诚实不溢美的方式叙述了他的生平。
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impudent
- He was allyouthfulbravadoand impudence.
- MrsGrundy could take no more of such impudence andaskedAnnie toleavewithin thehour.
- Severalcommitteemembershad the impudence tocomplainabout not beingconsulted.
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- presumptuousness
- ripe
- temerity
- unrepeatable