N-VAR 不礼貌;傲慢;莽撞 If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can call this behaviour impertinence or an impertinence . 不礼貌;傲慢;莽撞
He was punished for his impertinence.
他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。
SYN rudeness, nerve [informal], cheek [informal], face [informal]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPERTINENCE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤gross魯莽無禮◇I consider his remark a gross impertinence.我認為他的話粗魯無禮。VERB + IMPERTINENCE➤have無禮◇She had the impertinence to suggest I needed a rest.她居然無禮地提議說我需要休息。PHRASES➤the height of impertinence莽撞無禮之極