peremptory

peremptory
[pəˈrɛm(p)t(ə)ri, ˈpɛrɪm-]
adjective
  1. (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
    (尤指人的举止或行为)专横的,霸道的;盛气凌人的
    ‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply.
    “马上做!”传来蛮横的回答。
    ■(Law)not open to appeal or challenge; final
    (律)绝对的,强制的,不能上诉的;最终的
    there has been no disobedience of a peremptory order of the court.
    对法院的强制命令没有不服从的。
派生
peremptorily
adverb
peremptoriness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a legal term): via Anglo-Norman French from Latin peremptorius 'deadly, decisive', from perempt- 'destroyed, cut off', from the verb perimere, from per- 'completely' + emere 'take, buy'
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