impertinent
/ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt/adjective
1
- not showing proper respect; rude无礼的, 粗鲁的:
an impertinent question.
无礼的问题。
2
- formal not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant〈正式〉不切题的, 不相关的:
talk of 'rhetoric' and 'strategy' is impertinent to this process.
谈什么“辩术”和“策略”跟本进程毫不相干。
派生词
impertinence
nounimpertinently
adverb词源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- 'not having reference to', from Latin in- 'not' + pertinere 'pertain'.