importunity
英 [,ɪmpɔː'tjuːnətɪ]
美[ɪmpɚ'tjʊnəti]
- n. 强求；硬要
英英释义
- 1. insistent solicitation and entreaty;
- "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
实用场景例句
- They got only blushes , ejaculations , tremors, and titters, in return for their importunity.
- 她们只是用脸红 、 惊叫 、 颤抖和傻笑来回答他们的要求.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. They got only blushes , ejaculations , tremors, and titters, in return for their importunity.
- 她们只是用脸红 、 惊叫 、 颤抖和傻笑来回答他们的要求.
来自辞典例句
- 2. His importunity left me no alternative but to agree.
- 他的强硬要求让我只能答应而没有别的选择.
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英文词源
- importunity (n.)
- early 15c., "persistence, insistence; over-eagerness," from Middle French importunité (14c.), from Latin importunitatem (nominative importunitas) "unsuitableness; unmannerliness, incivility," from importunus "unfit, troublesome" (see importune).
词态变化
复数: importunities;