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专横的,傲慢的,迫切的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Imperious \Im*pe"ri*ous\, a. [L. imperiosus: cf. F.
imp['e]rieux. See {Imperial}.]
1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.]
``A vast and imperious mind.'' --Tilloison.
Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,
Imperious. --Shak.
2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant;
an imperious manner.
This imperious man will work us all From princes
into pages. --Shak.
His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon
made him conspicuous. --Macaulay.
3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.
Imperious need, which can not be withstood.
--Dryden.
Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly;
tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative;
authoritative; commanding; pressing.
Usage: {Imperious}, {Lordly}, {Domineering}. One who is
imperious exercises his authority in a manner highly
offensive for its spirit and tone; one who is lordly
assumes a lofty air in order to display his
importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a
way to make other feel their inferiority.
资料来源 : WordNet®
imperious
adj : able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the
matter with an imperious wave of her hand" [syn: {masterful}]