importunate
/ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/adjective
- persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion蛮缠的, 纠缠不休的：
importunate creditors.
纠缠不休的债权人。
派生词
importunately
adverbimportunity
noun （pl. -ies）词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin importunus 'inconvenient， unseasonable'， based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours （from portus 'harbour'）; compare with OPPORTUNE.