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presumptuous

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adj.专横的

难易程度:

presumptuous为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:presumptuousness 副词:presumptuously

词根

sume,sumpt=to take(拿取)

相关词

arrogant  bold  brazen  daring  insolent    

presumptuous


/prɪ'zʌmptʃʊəs; prɪ`zʌmptʃuəs/
adj
(a) (of a person or his behaviour) too bold or self-confident (指人或其行为)胆大妄为的, 放肆的, 冒失的, 专横的
*Would it be presumptuous of me to ask you to contribute? 可否冒昧请求你出一份力?
(b) (of a person) acting without the necessary authority (指人)自行其是的, 自作主张的
*He was presumptuous in making the announcement before the decision had been approved. 决议尚未通过他已径自宣布.

presumptuous


adj formal
doing something that you have no right to do and that seems rude
is it presumptuous (of sb) to do sth
 Would it be presumptuous of me to ask why you are so miserable?
>presumptuouslyadv
>presumptuousnessn[U]
1. He may be conceited, illmannered, presumptuous.
    他也许骄傲自满, 不懂礼貌, 自以为是.

2. He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous,
    这些年轻人也许狂妄自负,举止无理,傲慢放肆,愚昧无知,

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