rude /ruːd/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp ruder, superlativesupl rudest)1 RUDE/IMPOLITEspeaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people 粗魯[野]的,無禮的 SYN impolite OPP politeI didn’t mean to be rude, but I had to leave early. 我並不想顯得無禮,但我不得不早走。
rude toWhy are you so rude to her? 你爲何對她如此粗魯?
it is rude to do somethingIt’s rude to stare. 盯着人看是不禮貌的。
3 rude awakening/shock REALIZEa situation in which you suddenly realize something unpleasant 〔對不愉快之事的〕猛然醒悟If they expect the match to be friendly, they’re in for a rude awakening. 要是他們以爲比賽將會友好進行,那麽他們很快就會清醒了。
4. in rude health British EnglishBrE old-fashionedHEALTHY very healthy 十分健康的 5 literarySIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATED made in a simple basic way 簡單的,粗糙的 —rudely adverbadvWe were rudely awakened by the storm. 我們被暴風雨猛然驚醒。
He answered me very rudely. 他十分粗魯地回了我一句。
—rudeness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSimpolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal 無禮的〔impolite聽起來頗爲正式〕It is impolite to stare. 盯着人看是不禮貌的。
It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food. 嘴裏塞滿食物說話是不禮貌的。
cheeky British EnglishBrE, smart/sassy American EnglishAmE behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children 〔尤指小孩〕放肆的,頑皮的Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)! 放手,你這沒禮貌的搗蛋鬼!
Don’t get smart with me! 别對我無禮!
tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to 不得體的How could you be so tactless? 你怎麽這麽不會說話?
offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone 侮辱的His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. 他的話冒犯了非裔美國人。
offensive language 冒犯性的語言
insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone 侮辱的comments that are insulting to women 侮辱女性的話
The article was full of insulting language. 這篇文章全是侮辱性語言。
discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings 失禮的〔該詞聽上去很正式,常用於表示要避免傷害他人感情〕He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. 他不想顯得對主人失禮。
It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer. 拒絕她的提議似乎不禮貌。
ill-mannered (also bad-mannered) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely 舉止粗魯的〔尤指沒有教養的〕Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. 沒教養的觀衆整場電影都說個不停。
nIt was very bad-mannered.
disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something 無禮的,不敬的I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project. 我覺得她的話不尊重所有爲此項目辛勤付出的人們。
impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about 莽撞的,不敬的〔尤指詢問或談論自己無權涉及的話題〕an impertinent question about his private life 關於他私生活的無禮問題
an impertinent young man 無禮的年輕人
nWould it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority 〔對尊長〕傲慢無禮的The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. 女孩唯一的反應是傲慢無禮地瞪一眼。
Don’t be so insolent! 别那麽無禮!
nimpudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more importantThe boy gave an impudent smile.
nirreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articlesan irreverent look at the week’s events
his irreverent sense of humour
COLLOCATIONS CHECKcheeky boy/monkey/grin
impertinent question
insulting behaviour/remark/comment/language
insolent stare/tone
tactless remark/question/attempt