无礼地;冒失地;唐突地(言行对他人、尤其对长辈或权威显得不尊重)。
也可指不相干地、不得要领地(较少见,用于内容/问题与主题无关)。
He spoke impertinently to the teacher.
他对老师说话很无礼。
When the manager asked for a clear explanation, he replied impertinently, as if the rules did not apply to him, which only made the room more tense.
经理要求一个清楚的解释时,他却唐突无礼地回应,仿佛规则不适用于他,这只让现场更紧张。
impertinently 来自形容词 impertinent(无礼的/不相干的)加副词后缀 -ly。impertinent 源于拉丁语词根,原意是“不相关的、不恰当的”,后来语义常转为“冒犯的、不得体的”,强调言行越界、缺乏分寸。