| 单词 |
imperiously |
| 释义 |
imperiously, adv.|ɪmˈpɪərɪəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an imperious manner.
†1. In the way of supreme or absolute rule, imperially, sovereignly; with a commanding aspect, majestically. Obs.
1596Drayton Legends iv. 487 Those which late imperiously controld me. 1603Knolles Hist. Turks (1638) 107 The proud Mamalukes..imperiously commanded as great Lords ouer the rest of the people. 1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. 188 Imperiously inthronized upon a brazen Mount. [1839Fraser's Mag. XIX. 127 He lived..with the convention, conventionally..with the empire, imperiously.]
2. In a domineering manner; overbearingly, arrogantly.
1555Eden Decades 62 Imperiously and with cruel countenaunce commaundinge the kynge..to gyue them vytayles. 1617Moryson Itin. iii. 149 That England is..the Purgatory of Servants..because they..use their Servants imperiously. 1659Gentl. Calling (1696) 33 To..behave themselves disdainfully and imperiously. a1797H. Walpole Mem. Geo. II (1847) III. v. 108 His natural temper..was imperiously blunt, haughty and contemptuous. 1871H. Ainsworth Tower Hill i. xv, ‘See to it, or dread my resentment’, cried Henry, imperiously.
3. In the way of an absolute command or demand; by overmastering necessity; urgently.
1541Barnes Wks. (1573) 319/2 Which thyng I doe geue for a counsell, and doe not commaunde it imperiously. 16022nd Pt. Return fr. Parnass. v. i. (Arb.) 64 At what dore must we imperiously beg. 1803T. Jefferson Writ. (1830) III. 503 Where circumstances imperiously oblige us to a prompt decision. 1855Motley Dutch Rep. v. ii. (1866) 685 So soon as his presence should no longer be imperiously required. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 664 Every known substance refuses more or less imperiously to allow the passage of electricity. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：imperiously英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 腹切开 释义 【医】 abdominal incision 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本......