| 正面 | presumptuous |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法 1】adj.放肆的，冒昧的: overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) 【例】Under such a circumstance his demand for attention was utterly presumptuous. 在那种情况下他要求被关注是极其冒昧的 【近】audacious, bold, brash, impertinent, impudent, insolent, pompous, presuming 【反】courteous, decorous, genteel, gracious, urbane 举止得体的，有礼貌的 【考法 2】adj.傲慢的: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude 【例】The presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving.傲慢的医生连给我说明我会接受何种治疗的耐性都没有。 【近】assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, haughty, imperious, lofty, overweening, peremptory, supercilious 【反】humble, modest 谦卑的 |
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