a.
- 不切题的，不中肯的[（+to）]
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His
impertinent remarks wasted valuable time.
他那些不着边际的话浪费了宝贵的时间。
- 不恰当的；不合理的
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impertinent curiosity
过分的好奇心
- 傲慢的；不礼貌的；莽撞的
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It was
impertinent of him to behave like that.
他那种举止很不礼貌。
派生
ad.
impertinently
n.
impertinence; impertinency
辨析
adj.
- not showing proper respect.
- formal not pertinent.
Derivative
- impertinence n.
- impertinently adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from late L. impertinent- ‘not having reference to’, from L. in- ‘not’ + pertinere ‘pertain’.
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