imperious是源自拉丁語的形容詞，主要含義為“專橫的，跋扈的”，描述一種令人不快的傲慢態度和期望被服從的行為。該詞具有英式發音/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs/和美式發音/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/，詞源可追溯至1529年。其派生詞包括副詞imperiously和名詞imperiousness，常見同義詞有arrogant、haughty、domineering等。該詞常見於描述權威人物或強制性職責，例如“an imperious gesture（專橫的姿態）”或“imperious duty（緊要的職責）”。
基本介紹
- 詞性：形容詞
- 發音：英/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs/、美/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
- 詞源：拉丁語imperiōsus
- 派生詞：imperiously（副詞）、imperiousness（名詞）
- 首次使用：1529年
- 同義詞：arrogant、haughty
發音與詞形,語義解析,同義詞辨析,詞源發展,用法示例,雙語例句,
發音與詞形
該詞採用國際音標標註英式發音為/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs/，美式發音為/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/。其詞形變化僅體現在派生詞層面，未進行屈折變化。
語義解析
作為形容詞，imperious具有以下核心義項：
- 專橫傲慢：指以居高臨下的態度要求他人服從，例如“an imperious command（專橫的命令）”；
- 緊迫性：在特定語境中表示具有緊迫性或強制性，如“imperious duty（緊要的職責）”。
同義詞辨析
與arrogant、haughty、domineering等詞共享“傲慢”的核心語義，但強調通過權威施加控制的行為模式。區別於peremptory（專橫的）和authoritarian（威權的），imperious更側重態度而非制度性權力。
詞源發展
源自拉丁語imperiōsus（意為“強大的”），與imperium（統治權）具有詞根關聯。1529年首次出現在英語文獻中，最初用於描述帝王權威，後語義擴展至行為態度層面。
用法示例
- 文學語境：“She waved an imperious hand, silencing the room”（她專橫地揮手讓房間安靜下來）；
- 社會評論：“The politician’s imperious demeanor alienated voters”（政客專橫的態度疏遠了選民）；
- 日常描述：“His imperious tone made collaboration difficult”（他傲慢的口氣使合作難以進行）。
雙語例句
Mary asked, still in her imperious little Indian way.
瑪麗問道，仍然是那種專橫的印第安人的口氣。
She was imperious and Indian, and at the same time hot and sorrowful.
她像在印度時一樣專橫，同時又有點激動和難過。
Her attitude is imperious at times.
她的態度有時很專橫。
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He fixed his eyes on Ben Weatherstaff in his funny imperious way.
他以一種傲慢而又饒有興致的方式盯著本·威瑟斯塔夫。
His imperious look makes us angry.
他那飛揚跋扈的樣子令我們生氣。
All his imperious orders were obeyed.
他所有那些專橫的命令都被服從了。
I cannot accept your imperious demands.
我不能接受你的專橫要求。
Even in her casual attire, she is imperious.
即便她著裝隨意，也高傲得很。
We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
我們都討厭她傲慢的姿態。
Ziro held out an imperious hand to the second droid.
齊羅向第二個機器人傲慢地伸出一隻手。
Before long, the players succumbed to his imperious charm.
不久以後，球員們就被他蠻橫的魅力震住了。
This time around, he swept to the title in imperious style.
而這一次，他橫掃賽場一舉奪冠。
But I like the arrogant, imperious, imposing, self-willed I.
不過我喜歡高傲，專橫，威風，任性的自己。
She dismissed my opinion with an imperious wave of her hand.
她用不屑一顧的一揮駁回了我的意見。
Yet, much like Mr Menderes, he seems more imperious by the day.
然而，與曼德列斯先生一樣，他似乎也日益專橫。
They are rather imperious to their good moon and her divine sons .
他們對月亮女神和她的神聖的兒子們，未免有些太鹵莽了。
The Concrete facing is a main imperious structure of rockfill dam.
混凝土面板是堆石壩的主要防滲體。
The strict father showed an imperious attitude toward his children.
那個嚴厲父親對孩子的態度很專橫。
To the commission's opponents, its actions look like imperious overreach.
對於歐委會的反對派來說，歐委會的行動顯得有些欺人太甚。
The old nun was as imperious as ever, but visibly thawed when she saw the children.
老修女仍然像從前一樣專橫，看到孩子們時卻顯得溫和多了。
Rather than being the imperious character of legend, he continues to scramble for answers.
與其成為專橫的傳奇人物，卡佩羅不如繼續尋求其他答案。
At home, Mr Ahmadinejad's imperious and vindictive personality has alienated many conservatives, too.
在國內，內賈德傲慢和仇恨的個性同樣疏遠了許多保守派。
This was in tune with the international consensus, but it was nonetheless perceived as imperious.
即使這是一個非常符合國際共識的舉動，卻仍然被視作傲慢專橫。
Voldemort used the Imperious Curse to force Harry to bow and obey the other niceties of dueling.
伏地魔對哈利使用奪魂咒，迫使哈利對他鞠躬，並遵行其他決鬥時的禮儀。
After all the Germans' oft-expressed fears about Schweinsteiger's hamstring, here he was in imperious form.
畢竟，德國人都很擔心他的肌腱，如今他狀態如日中天。
It turned me back into the imperious single girl, the one was above dating and didn't need to impress a man.
我重獲單身女身份，飛揚跋扈，不要約會，不必擔心男人怎么想。
Novak Djokovic continued his imperious run of form by winning the Wimbledon men's singles title last Sunday.
德約科維奇上周日以一貫勢如破竹的姿態贏得溫布頓男子單打冠軍。
Imperious in manner, he could be quite impersonal in his dealings with those whom he thought might impede his progress.
他雖然樣子傲慢，但是和那些他認為會阻礙他前進的人打交道時，他可以相當客觀。
