importunity
英 [,ɪmpɔː'tjuːnətɪ]
美[ɪmpɚ'tjʊnəti]
- n. 强求；硬要
词态变化
复数: importunities;
英英释意
- 1. insistent solicitation and entreaty;
- "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
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).
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