Presumptuous
[ prɪ'zʌmptʃuəs ]
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adj. 自以为是的，专横的，冒失的;
adv. 自以为是地，专横地，冒失地;
n. 自以为是，专横，冒失;
💡 词根助记
pre预先+sumpt拿+uous...的→不打招呼提前拿走→专横的；放肆的；冒昧的
📝 例句
It is, in a way, presumptuous for a foreigner to teach Spanish.
外国人教西班牙语可多少有点自不量力。
I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over.
我想他明白他那狂妄的小小的调情已经完了。
Dorothea checked herself suddenly with self-rebuke for the presumptuous way.
多萝西娅想到这里，蓦地打住了，责备自己捕风捉影。
Behind the presumptuous General loomed the illustrious Marshal Petain.
在这位跋扈的将军背后隐然可见很有名气的贝当元帅的身影。
Would it be presumptuous of me to ask you to contribute?
可否冒昧请求你出一份力?
🌱 联想助记
【记】pre-谐音“怕热”,su-拼音“苏”,mp-拼音“媒婆”,tu-拼音“吐”,ous-拼音“藕丝”,怕热的苏联媒婆在专横的吐藕丝
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
presumptuous
adj
(a) (of a person or his behaviour) too bold or self-confident （指人或其行为）胆大妄为的, 放肆的, 冒失的, 专横的
Would it be presumptuous of me to ask you to contribute? 可否冒昧请求你出一份力?
(b) (of a person) acting without the necessary authority （指人）自行其是的, 自作主张的
He was presumptuous in making the announcement before the decision had been approved. 决议尚未通过他已径自宣布.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'zʌmptʃuәs]a. 放肆的, 冒昧的, 傲慢的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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He gave them to me to hold on to them
他给我戒指， 要我自己保管，
Let me tell you the whole story.
让我告诉你整个来龙去脉。
Go through the gate and you'll find the entrance to Bear Country on the other side.
穿过大门，你就可以在门那边找到通往熊国的入口了。