importunate

a. 强求的, 急切的, 坚持的, 讨厌的

发音

UK /ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/
UK /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːneɪt/
US /ɪmˈpɔɹt͡ʃənət/
US /ɪmˈpɔɹtjuːneɪt/
其它

词形变化

importunates 复数 importunated importunates 三单 importunates importunating importunating 现在分词 importunated 过去式 importunated 过去分词 more importunate 比较级 most importunate 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An importuner.

v.
  1. 1.

    To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

    罕用

    All which notwithstanding, I obtained licence at length to make my supplication to the noble Parliament house; but I could find no messengers till Sir John Seton went, whom I importunated daily to obtain me favor for my return home again.

    Is my work ended? The fear of importunating my friends answers, “Yes.”

    It is the concrete that impresses, that importunates until it influences—in writing as in everything else.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.

  2. 2.

    Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.

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近义相关 2

pleading imploring

词源

First attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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