insolent

• 形容人或其行为粗鲁无礼、傲慢不敬，表现出对他人或规则缺乏应有的尊重。

Describes a person or their behavior as rude, disrespectful, or showing a lack of proper respect.

1. Showing casual disrespectB2formal

   Behaving or speaking in a way that shows a rude lack of respect, often in a deliberate or offhand manner.

   无礼的

   • The student gave an insolent shrug when the teacher asked him a question.
   • His insolent remarks during the meeting angered everyone.
   • She was fired for her insolent attitude toward the manager.

   同义词audaciousbrazencheekydisrespectfulimpertinentimpudentinsultingpresumptuousrudesaucy

   反义词civilcourteousdeferentialhumblemannerlyobsequiouspoliterespectful

2. Unrestrained by conventionC1formal

   Acting or speaking without regard for usual social rules or propriety, often in a boldly defiant or improper way.

   不受习俗约束

   • The poet's insolent disregard for traditional forms shocked critics.
   • Her insolent behavior at the formal dinner embarrassed her family.
   • He made an insolent joke that crossed the line of acceptable humor.

   同义词brazendisrespectfulimpertinentimpudentpresumptuousrudeshamelessunbridledunruly

   反义词courteousdeferentialpoliterespectful