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irreverent adj.不敬的；不逊的；无礼的 (1) 他给她一个不恭敬的答复。(2) 她运用玩世不恭的幽默使她的评论更为有趣。(3) 一个人在教堂里不脱帽子是无礼的。 To be irreverent doesn’t necessarily mean you don't like something; it’s just that you don’t display the same honor for it that other people do. You might have a more light-hearted approach, poking fun of the way other people seem to almost blindly show their devotion. For example, when people at the Louvre are standing in hushed awe in front of the "Mona Lisa" it would be irreverent to holler "What's so great about that?"

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英 [ɪ'revərənt] 美 [ɪ'revərənt] (1) He gave her an irreverent reply.(2) She employed an irreverent humor to salt her observation.(3) It's irreverent for a man not to take his hat off in church. If you are irreverent, you don’t show respect toward something, like your irreverent singing of your school's alma mater in a funny voice. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不尊敬的；不恭的 If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected.   [approval]She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular...她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。irreverenceHis irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker.他对权威的不敬使他成了一个惹是生非的刺儿头。irreverently'Jobs for the boys,' said Crosby irreverently.“任人唯亲，”克罗斯比轻蔑地说。

英语单词	irreverent
英美音标	英 [ɪ'revərənt] 美 [ɪ'revərənt]
中文释义	adj.不敬的；不逊的；无礼的
英语例句	(1) He gave her an irreverent reply. (2) She employed an irreverent humor to salt her observation. (3) It's irreverent for a man not to take his hat off in church.
中文例句	(1) 他给她一个不恭敬的答复。 (2) 她运用玩世不恭的幽默使她的评论更为有趣。 (3) 一个人在教堂里不脱帽子是无礼的。
vocabulary简明	If you are irreverent, you don’t show respect toward something, like your irreverent singing of your school's alma mater in a funny voice.
vocabulary扩展	To be irreverent doesn’t necessarily mean you don't like something; it’s just that you don’t display the same honor for it that other people do. You might have a more light-hearted approach, poking fun of the way other people seem to almost blindly show their devotion. For example, when people at the Louvre are standing in hushed awe in front of the "Mona Lisa" it would be irreverent to holler "What's so great about that?"
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不尊敬的；不恭的 If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. [approval] She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular... 她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。 Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history. 泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。 irreverence His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. 他对权威的不敬使他成了一个惹是生非的刺儿头。 irreverently 'Jobs for the boys,' said Crosby irreverently. “任人唯亲，”克罗斯比轻蔑地说。

Irreverent People Show Don’t Respect Fun Great Irreverence