presumptuous
翻译
专横的, 放肆的, 冒昧的
例句
It was presumptuous of him to speak for everyone.
他代表所有人发言，这太冒昧了。
That's a very presumptuous question to ask.
问这个问题非常放肆。
语法模式
((of sb.)) ((to-inf)) （某人）做某事是冒昧的 It was presumptuous of you to assume that.
近义词
同义词: arrogant, bold, overconfident; 反义词: humble, modest
词源
来自“presume”这个动词。后缀“-ous”使其成为形容词，意为“充满……的”。所以是“充满推测的”。
记忆技巧
形容那些*自以为*有权做某事或说某话的人，这通常被认为是无礼的。