| 单词 | impudent |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['impjudənt] |
| 解释 | a.鲁莽的，无礼的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 鲁莽的，冒失的(sauc y; insolent; impertinent) 【考】 impudence : brazen / deadpan : impassive(厚颜[者]厚颜无耻/ 冷漠[者]冷漠)反义词：deferential (恭顺的); respectful(尊敬的) 【记】 im(不)+pud(小心，谦 虚)+ent→不小心的→ 冒失的 【例】 The impudent passenger swore at the bus driver. |
| 字源 | impudent (adj.) late 14c., from Latin impudentem (nominative impudens) "without shame, shameless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pudens "ashamed, modest," present participle of pudere "to cause shame" (see pudendum). Related: Impudently. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 鲁莽冒失的; 放肆无礼的; 厚颜无耻的 = saucy = insolent = impertinent = shameless 【记】im不, pudency(n 羞怯; 害羞)－不知羞耻－厚颜无耻的im不, pud小心－不小心的－冒失的 【区】imprudent只有轻率的, 不谨慎的意思, 但是impudent主要是不恭敬, 没有礼貌的意思, 因为impudent比imprudent少了一朵花r, 对小姐不敬. 【类】impudence: brazen = deadpan: impassive厚颜无耻对厚颜无耻的 = 无表情对冷漠的impudence: brazenness = recalcitrant: stubbornness厚颜无耻 = 顽固(同义) 【反】deferential(adj 恭敬的; 恭顺的); respectful(adj 恭敬的); obeisant(adj 尊敬的); reverence[deference](n 尊敬) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im 不 + pudent 礼貌，student 学生最基本的是礼貌；independent 不依赖别人→反叛的孩子→放肆无礼；im + respondent 不回复来信→冒失无礼 |
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