Insolent Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɪnsəɫənt

IN-suh-luhnt

UK

ˈɪnsələnt

IN-suh-luhnt

释义

Rude and disrespectful, especially toward someone in authority or someone who expects respect.

用法与细微差别

Formal and literary; often used to describe bold disrespect, especially from a younger person to an elder, student to teacher, or employee to boss. Common collocations: 'insolent tone', 'insolent remark', 'insolent behavior'. Stronger than just 'rude'.

• Spanish: insolente
• Portuguese (BR): insolente
• Portuguese (PT): insolente
• Chinese (Simplified): 无礼的 - 傲慢的
• Chinese (Traditional): 無禮的 - 傲慢的
• Hindi: गुस्ताख
• Arabic: وقح - متغطرس
• Bengali: অবাধ্য - নির্লজ্জ - ধৃষ্ট
• Russian: наглый - дерзкий
• Japanese: 生意気 - 無礼
• Vietnamese: hỗn xược - xấc xược
• Korean: 무례한 - 건방진
• Turkish: saygısız - küstah
• Urdu: گستاخ - بے ادب
• Indonesian: kurang ajar - lancang

例句

The child gave an insolent reply to his teacher.

basic

His insolent behavior shocked everyone in the meeting.

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She was punished for making an insolent comment.

basic

Don't get insolent with me; show some respect.

natural

He flashed an insolent smile before leaving the room.

natural

Teenagers can sometimes sound insolent even when they don't mean to.

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