impudent

FREQ #21815

a. 鲁莽的, 卑鄙的, 厚颜无耻的

发音

UK /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/
US /ˈɪmpjədn̩t/

词形变化

impudentest more impudent 比较级 impudenter 比较级 most impudent 最高级 impudentest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

    放肆

    The impudent children would not stop talking in class.

  2. 2.

    Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

smart fresh wise flip insolent sassy impertinent saucy overbold snotty-nosed

近义相关 2

forward disrespectful

词源

From Middle English impudent, originally meaning immodest, shameless, from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- + pudere (“to feel shame”).

来源：wiktionary