Impertinentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/, (rare) /ɪmˈpɝt.nənt/

形容詞

impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)

1. Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
   • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 11:

     “Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”

2. (archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

   Synonym: nonpertinent

   Antonyms: pertinent, relevant

   • 1664, John Tillotson, “Sermon I. The Wisdom of Being Religious. Job XXVIII. 28.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], London: […] B. Aylmer, […]; [a]nd W. Rogers, […], published 1696, →OCLC:

     Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness

   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:

     How impertinent that grief was which served no end!

使用する際の注意点

• Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, definition 2 has received occasional use, though most speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is an alternative for definition 2.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:cheeky

派生語

関連する語

• impudent

名詞

impertinent (plural impertinents)

1. An impertinent individual.
   • 1808 (date written), [Maria] Edgeworth, “Manœuvring. Chapter XII.”, in Tales of Fashionable Life, volume III, London: […] [S. Hamilton] for J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1809, →OCLC, page 292:

     Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.

参照

• “impertinent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.