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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and maybe you can help me set the table.
也许你能帮我摆桌子。
The German quotation is lower than yours.
德国报价比你们的低。
stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child's game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it;
更为奇怪的是，她把肘部在儿童玩的“罗托”纸牌上移动一下，便能说出印在纸牌上的数字和颜色。