impetuous
impetuous 英 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] 美 [ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs]
adj. 冲动的；鲁莽的；猛烈的
- Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly. Hotheaded, impulsive folks are impetuous.
- 请先登录
- adj. 冲动的；鲁莽的；猛烈的
-
1. Still beside myself not knowing what to do to mark this special occasion, I did the most impetuous thing I've ever done in my life: I bought a new Saturn.
但我仍很懊恼，不知该如何纪念这个特别的事件，我做了一件一生中最冲动的事：我买了一辆新的土星汽车。
-
2. The project — crazy, impetuous and utterly inspiring — is chronicled in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.
这项疯狂、猛烈、十足鼓舞的工程被父女两人写入书中，这本名叫《一半的力量》的书籍计划在下个月出版。
-
3. The spectacle of Blankfein being called upon to explain the actions of an impetuous young man and his bosses should be the spur Wall Street needs to start its own genuine reform process.
令人费解的是布莱克费恩被招回来解释一个年轻人的冲动行为，他的老板作为华尔街的推动者也应该开始真正的改革进程了。
- 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.
- 请先登录
0 个回复