单词	uppity
释义	uppityup‧pi‧ty /ˈʌpɪti/ (also uppish British English /ˈʌpɪʃ/) adjective informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINuppity Origin: 1800-1900 up Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By 1985, when the psychoanalysts attempted to reintroduce masochism, a backlash against feminism, against uppity women, was current. The army stamps with efficiency on any uppity religious leaders. Wilko sidelined Cantona like a shot when he started getting uppity. behaving as if you are more important than you really are, or not showing someone enough respect:  uppity kids
随便看	perilously perimeter perinatal period periodic periodical periodically periodic table periodontal period pain period piece peripatetic peripheral peripherally periphery periphrasis periphrastic periscope perish perishable perishables perished perisher perishing perishingly

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