impetuous
impetuous 英 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] 美 [ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs]
adj. 鲁莽的；冲动的；轻率的
an impetuous young woman 莽撞的年轻女子
an impetuous decision 草率的决定
- Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly. Hotheaded, impulsive folks are impetuous.
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- adj. 鲁莽的；冲动的；轻率的
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1. an impetuous young woman
莽撞的年轻女子
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2. an impetuous decision
草率的决定
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3. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people.
年轻人常比老年人急躁。
- impetuous (adj.) late 14c., "hot-tempered, fierce;" late 15c., "done or given with a rush of force," from Old French impetuos (13c., Modern French impétueux) and directly from Late Latin impetuosus "impetuous, violent" (source also of Spanish and Italian impetuoso), from Latin impetus "attack" (see impetus). Related: Impetuously; impetuousness.
im·petu·ous / ɪmˈpetʃuəs ; NAmE ɪmˈpetʃuəs / adjective acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results 鲁莽的；冲动的；轻率的 SYN rash , impulsive ◆ an impetuous young woman 莽撞的年轻女子 ◆ an impetuous decision 草率的决定 ▶ im·petu·os·ity / ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti ; NAmE ɪmˌpetʃuˈɑːsəti / noun [uncountable ] im·petu·ous·ly / ɪmˈpetʃuəsli ; NAmE ɪmˈpetʃuəsli / adverb impetuosity impetuosities im·petu·ous / ɪmˈpetʃuəs ; NAmE ɪmˈpetʃuəs / im·petu·os·ity / ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti ; NAmE ɪmˌpetʃuˈɑːsəti / im·petu·ous·ly / ɪmˈpetʃuəsli ; NAmE ɪmˈpetʃuəsli /
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