英语词汇“imperious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Someone who is imperious gives orders in a way that shows they feel superior or more important than other people. You might want the smartest kid in the class as your lab partner, but not if they have an imperious attitude and boss you around.

Near synonyms are arrogant, overbearing, and domineering. The adjective imperious is from Latin imperiōsus, from imperium "command, supreme power, empire." This Latin word is also the ultimate source of English empire "a group of countries or territories controlled by a single ruler or one government."

WORD FAMILY

imperious: imperiously, imperiousness+/imperiousness: imperiousnesss

USAGE EXAMPLES

This player is looking imperious in front of goal these days.

BBC(Dec 28, 2016)

Gabor features in several anecdotes told on the talkshow circuit about nightmare guests, being accused of hard demands and an imperious manner.

The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016)

Well, it tells me that Chelsea's back five are in imperious form.

BBC(Dec 18, 2016)

adj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Syn

disdainful, haughty, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
proud

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

单词	imperious
释义	imperious (once / 857 pages) adj Someone who is imperious gives orders in a way that shows they feel superior or more important than other people. You might want the smartest kid in the class as your lab partner, but not if they have an imperious attitude and boss you around. Near synonyms are arrogant, overbearing, and domineering. The adjective imperious is from Latin imperiōsus, from imperium "command, supreme power, empire." This Latin word is also the ultimate source of English empire "a group of countries or territories controlled by a single ruler or one government." WORD FAMILY imperious: imperiously, imperiousness+/imperiousness: imperiousnesss USAGE EXAMPLES This player is looking imperious in front of goal these days. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Gabor features in several anecdotes told on the talkshow circuit about nightmare guests, being accused of hard demands and an imperious manner. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) Well, it tells me that Chelsea's back five are in imperious form. BBC(Dec 18, 2016) adj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Syn disdainful, haughty, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
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