ir·rev·er·ent
adjective/ɪˈrevərənt/
/ɪˈrevərənt/
(usually approving)- not showing respect to somebody/something that other people usually respect
不敬的;不恭的 - irreverent wit
失礼的俏皮话 - an irreverent attitude to tradition
不把传统放在眼里的态度 - The movie takes an irreverent look at the city.
这部电影对这座城市进行了不敬的审视。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrreverent is used with these nouns:- attitude
- humour
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin irreverent- ‘not revering’, from in- ‘not’ + reverent- ‘revering’ (from the verb revereri, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’). - irreverent wit