英英單字圖文記憶(061)
impertinent [ɪmˋpɝtnənt]:
If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are being impertinent .
分解:前綴im = not;前綴per = 徹底的;字根tin = hold;後綴ent = 形容詞。
分析:”非徹底的把握住” = 不切題的。引伸為 “不恰當的;無禮的”。
The impertinent cat put its tongue out at me. 那隻無禮的貓咪對我吐舌頭。
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