insolence

英 [ˈɪnsələns]

美 [ˈɪnsələns]

n.  无礼；蛮横；侮辱性言行；傲慢的行为

GRE法律

BNC.24562 / COCA.27276

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 傲慢的;无礼的;侮慢的
  If you say that someone is beinginsolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
  1. ...her insolent stare...
     她无礼的瞪视
  2. The officer stamped his boot. 'Don't be insolent with me, mademoiselle.'
     军官跺跺靴子：“小姐,别对我无礼。”

英英释义

noun

• an offensive disrespectful impudent act
• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustgallimpertinenceimpudencecheekinessfreshness

双语例句

• I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister and the insolence of his mother.
  我必须与他姐姐的冷酷和他母亲的专横抗争。
• I don't have to stand for insolence!
  难道要我忍受这种傲慢！
• Silence can upset some people who interpret it as dumb insolence.
  沉默会使某些人不高兴，他们把它解释为无言的侮辱。
• He had his monkey up at this last piece of insolence and struck the intruder.
  他对这最后无礼的举动忍无可忍，打了那个闯入者。
• How insulting! His insolence is beyond belief.
  太无礼了！他那蛮横无礼的态度难以令人置信。
• He had the insolence to tell me to leave the room.
  他竟然无礼地叫我离开房间。
• When one really thinks of it, the cool insolence of that performance was something rare!
  认真想起来，那场表演的冷酷无礼，实在是罕见的。
• If he tried his insolence on me, I'll give him what for.
  他要是敢对我蛮横无礼，我要给他点厉害尝尝。
• Daniel ´ s insolence rubbed his classmates the wrong way.
  丹尼尔的傲慢无礼惹怒他的同学们。
• I should never mistake informality for insolence.
  我决不会把不拘礼节错认为蛮横无礼。