单词	impolite
释义	impoliteim‧po‧lite /ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt◂/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It is impolite not to eat what you are served at a dinner party. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bear this in mind when you feel impatient or impolite. But it would be impolite to leave in the middle of the band's set. Emmie thought it would be impolite to Mrs Sargent to let her see the clothes she had bought looking like that. It's impolite to challenge their integrity, the veracity of their self-expression. It is thought impolite to accuse voters, sometimes called people, of having in any way failed. It would have been impolite to refuse so Elisa found herself back in the sitting room. She had no wish to appear impolite but there was something about the man that made her cringe. So, don't let me, ever again, hear that you have been impolite to any of the sisters. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorrude/not polite► rude someone who is rude upsets or offends people by not following the rules of good social behaviour and not considering other people's feelings: · What a rude man! He just ignored me when I said "Good morning".· I don't mean to be rude, but could you tell your children to keep quiet?· He's one of the rudest people I've ever met.rude to: · I know you're upset, but there's no need to be rude to your mother.rude about: · Are you being rude about my cooking?it is rude to do something: · It's rude to interrupt people when they are speaking.it is rude of somebody to do something: · I thought it was very rude of her not to answer my letter. ► impolite/not polite not following the rules of accepted social behaviour, especially when someone does this without realizing it - use this especially about the things that people do or say, rather than about people themselves: · In Senegal it is considered impolite if you do not share your food.· You weren't very polite to her.it is impolite/not polite to do something: · I was tired, but I thought it might not be polite to leave so early.· It is impolite and inconsiderate for people to drop in uninvited. ► tactless someone who is tactless upsets or embarrasses someone else, without intending to, by mentioning something that it would be better not to talk about: · I wanted to know about her divorce, but I thought it would be tactless to ask.· She was often tactless and insensitive.· tactless remarks ► abrasive seeming rude or unkind because you say what you think very directly, so that people are annoyed or offended: · Harris was abrasive and arrogant.· Anson's abrasive personality has landed her in trouble many times in the past. ► bad manners someone who has bad manners does not behave politely in social situations, for example by not saying "please" and "thank you": · Marilyn apologized for her husband's bad manners.it is bad manners to do something: · It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full. ► bad-mannered/ill-mannered behaving in a rude and unpleasant way, especially because of never having been taught how to be polite: · Her children are incredibly bad-mannered -- she should be more strict with them.· Ill-mannered movie-goers talked and took cell phone calls during the picture. · As soon as some English people go abroad, they seem to change into bad-mannered, insensitive oafs. ► discourteous formal not behaving in a polite way - use this especially about people's remarks or behaviour: · It would have seemed discourteous to refuse his offer.discourteous to: · He claimed that the officer had been discourteous to him. ► be unpleasant to deliberately behave in a rude and unfriendly way towards someone: · He can be very unpleasant when he's in a bad mood.· It isn't necessary to be that unpleasant, Mike.be unpleasant to: · She was shocked at how unpleasant the children were to their mother. ► loutish rude, loud, and unpleasant - use this especially about people's behaviour: · The behaviour of some politicians in debates is simply loutish and intimidating.· They considered my boyfriend to be loutish and a bit stupid.· loutish behaviour Word family WORD FAMILYnounpoliteness ≠ impolitenessadjectivepolite ≠ impoliteadverbpolitely ≠ impolitely not polite SYN  rude:  an impolite remarkit is impolite (of somebody) (to do something) Would it be impolite of me to ask exactly where you’ve been?—impolitely adverb
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