imperious

英 [ɪm'pɪəriəs] 美 [ɪm'pɪriəs]

• adj. 傲慢的；专横的；迫切的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 专横的，蛮横的，傲慢的，飞扬跋扈的，盛气凌人的
2. 迫切的，紧急的，紧要的，急切的
3. 绝对必要的，强制的
4. 卤莽的
5. 不随意的
6. 老爷式的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;

   "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"
   "haughty aristocrats"
   "his lordly manners were offensive"
   "walked with a prideful swagger"
   "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"
   "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"
   "a more swaggering mood than usual"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His imperious look makes us angry.
   他那飞扬跋扈的样子令我们生气。
2. We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
   因她那傲慢的样子，我们都不喜欢她。
3. All his imperious orders were obeyed.
   他所有那些专横的命令都被服从了。
4. The doll is one of the most imperious needs and, at the same time, one of the most charming instincts of feminine childhood.
   娃娃是女孩童年时代一种最迫切的需要，同时也是一种最动人的本能。

经典引文

• There were signs of an imperious, a peremptory temper, an egotism that was strong and hard.

  出自： L. Strachey

近反义词

【近义词】

• domineering 专横的
• haughty 傲慢的
• overbearing 傲慢的
• arrogant 傲慢的
• pressing 紧迫的
• compelling 引人注目的
• imperative 紧要的
• critical 批评的
• necessary 必要的
• urgent 紧急的
• crucial 决定性的
• authoritative 权威性的
• commanding 指挥的
• superior 上级
• high-handed 高压的
• bossy 专横的
• masterful 傲慢的
• swaggering 动词swagger的现在...
• disdainful 鄙视的
• lordly 高傲的
• prideful 自傲的
• sniffy 嗤之以鼻的
• supercilious 目中无人的