not showing proper respect; rude 无礼的,粗鲁的 an impertinent question. 无礼的问题。
(formal)not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant (正式)不切题的,不相关的 talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process. 谈"辩术"和"策略"跟这一过程毫不相干。
派生 impertinence noun impertinently adverb 语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- 'not having reference to', from Latin in- 'not' + pertinere 'pertain'