irreverent

英 [ɪˈrevərənt]

美 [ɪˈrevərənt]

adj.  不敬的; 不恭的

复数：irreverents　

TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19937 / COCA.16657

牛津词典

adj.

• 不敬的；不恭的
  not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect
  1. irreverent wit
     失礼的俏皮话
  2. an irreverent attitude to tradition
     不把传统放在眼里的态度

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不尊敬的;不恭的
  If you describe someone asirreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected.
  1. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular...
     她不惧权威，幽默风趣，很受欢迎。
  2. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.
     泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。

英英释义

adj

• not revering god
  Synonym:godless
• showing lack of due respect or veneration
  1. irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
  2. noisy irreverent tourists
• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  1. a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
  Synonym:impertinentpertsaucy

双语例句

• Improbably, he survived, but he exhibited stark behavioral changes& becoming detached and irreverent, though never criminal.
  令人不可思议地是，他活了下来，但是他的行为却和以前大不一样&他变得冷漠无礼，即便没有成为罪犯。
• Some of those leaving were making rude and irreverent comments.
  有些即将离开的人正在发表粗暴无礼的意见。
• From Taipei and Tokyo, smartphone rivals HTC and Sony sent out similarly irreverent tweets.
  在台北和东京，与苹果竞争的智能手机厂家宏达电（HTC）和索尼（Sony）也在Twitter上发出类似的不敬之辞。
• In an irreverent or profane manner.
  以不尊敬的或渎神的方式。
• Every solemn," offical "utterance can be paired with another that is sharply irreverent.
  有一本正经的“官方”意见，就有另外一种玩世不恭的意见。
• What imagination would have been irreverent enough to surmise that the same scorching stigma was on them both!
  谁能够竟然大不敬地猜想出，他俩身上会有着同样的灼热的耻辱烙印呢！
• After a moment she added as if she might have sounded irreverent," there wasn't any connection. "
  过了一会她又加了一句话说，“两件事并没有什么联系。”
• Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history.
  泰勒知识渊博，而且并不把历史太当回事。
• An irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or something held sacred.
  渎神语妄用或亵渎上帝或圣物之名的用法。
• I do think, Augustine, you are so irreverent!
  奥古斯丁，我觉得你的话实在是太荒唐了！