| 单词 | importunate |
| 释义 | importunate (once / 3228 pages) adj Importunate means annoyingly persistent or relentless, like a cranky child's importunate demands for candy in line at the grocery store checkout. Importunate rhymes with unfortunate, and importunate questions, in their irritating persistence, are unfortunate indeed. Importunate restaurant patrons tend to inundate their unfortunate waiter with demands, and one student's importunate questions can keep a teacher busy through an entire class period. You'll see in importunate the Latin root port, which means "harbor." From this came importunus, "troublesome," but also "having no harbor." WORD FAMILYimportunate: importunately+/importune: importunate, importuned, importunes, importuning, importunity/importunity: importunities USAGE EXAMPLESHe begged his wife for a few nights’ peace but Lourdes’s peals only became more urgent, her glossy black eyes more importunate. Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban(1992) Like the “hate retweet,” a like without context can seem importunate, mocking or outright aggressive. Forbes(Feb 14, 2014) “I am King Under the Mountain!” he roars, in ‘s majestically importunate voice. Time(Dec 09, 2013) adj expressing earnest entreaty an importunate job applicant Syn beseeching, imploring, pleading begging |
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