N-VAR If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can call this behaviour impertinence or an impertinence. 粗鲁; 无礼; 鲁莽
He was punished for his impertinence.
他为自己的粗鲁无礼遭到了惩罚。
He was punished for his impertinence.
他为自己的粗鲁无礼遭到了惩罚。
'Mention to the man, then, if you please, Towlinson,' said Miss Tox, 'that the lady's uncle is a magistrate, and that if he gives her any of his impertinence he will be punished terribly.
“那么，劳驾您，托林森，请跟车夫说，”托克斯小姐说道，“这位夫人的舅舅是一位治安法庭的法官，如果他要对她稍有一点无礼的话，那么他就会受到严厉的惩罚。”
Lady Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving a direct answer; and Elizabeth suspected herself to be the first creature who had ever dared to trifle with so much dignified impertinence!
咖苔琳夫人没有得到直截了当的回答，显得很惊奇；伊丽莎白觉得敢于和这种没有礼貌的富贵太太开玩笑，恐怕要推她自己为第一个人。
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