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单词 imperious
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imperious

adjective
/ɪmˈpɪəriəs/
/ɪmˈpɪriəs/
(formal, often disapproving)
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  1. expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you
    • The professor was as imperious as ever.
    • She put out an imperious hand to stop him.
    • an imperious gesture/voice/command
    • She waved an imperious hand.
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin imperiosus, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with imperial.
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