presumptuous

英 [prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs]

美 [prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs]

adj.  自负的; 冒昧的; 放肆的

TOEFL

BNC.20705 / COCA.19469

牛津词典

adj.

• 自负的；冒昧的；放肆的
  too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 放肆的；冒昧的；自作主张的
  If you describe someone or their behaviour aspresumptuous, you disapprove of them because they are doing something that they have no right or authority to do.
  1. It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
     现在就判断结果将会怎样未免有些冒昧。

英英释义

adj

• excessively forward
  1. an assumptive person
  2. on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
  3. the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
  Synonym:assumptiveassuming

双语例句

• It was very presumptuous of him to expect to be invited.
  他非常傲慢，以为人家会邀请他。
• Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.
  不重要却厚颜无耻专横的人。
• It would be presumptuous for anybody to offer such a view.
  任何人提出这种观点都是太放肆了。
• I feel it is presumptuous of me state what my salary should be.
  我不敢冒昧说出薪金多少为合适。
• The reason why your marriage is not very happy, I am sorry to say is very presumptuous!
  你们的婚姻之所以不是很美满，对不起这样说是很冒昧！
• At the resume stage, this is anirresponsible and presumptuous thing to say.
  在简历上说这句话是很不负责任、过于自负的行为。
• I believe it would be presumptuous to take this as a sign that Sarah thinks your puppy is ugly.
  我相信这将是冒昧作为一个迹象，表明你的小狗莎拉认为这是丑陋的。
• Is this inference too presumptuous?
  这种推论是否太抽象了？
• One should never be presumptuous and opinionated.
  切不可自以为是。
• I hope it wasn't presumptuous of me.
  我希望我没有那么的专横。