If you are impetuous, you do things very quickly, before you have really thought. You say yes, you buy the ticket, you send the message — and only afterwards do you sit down and ask, “Wait — was that wise?” The word can describe a person, and it can describe what the person does: an impetuous choice, an impetuous remark, an impetuous rush of feeling.

If you are impetuous如果你是impetuous的人 you do things very quickly你做事很快 before you have really thought還沒真的想清楚就做了 You say yes你答應了 you buy the ticket你買了票 you send the message你把訊息傳出去了 and only afterwards do you sit down and ask然後事後才坐下來問 "Wait — was that wise?"「等等——這樣做真的明智嗎？」 The word can describe a person這個詞可以形容一個人 and it can describe what the person does也可以形容這個人做的事 an impetuous choice, an impetuous remark, an impetuous rush of feeling像是一個impetuous的決定、一句impetuous的話，或一股impetuous湧上來的情緒

The heart of it is not simply speed. Plenty of quick people are careful; an impetuous person is quick because a feeling is shoving them.

The heart of it這個詞的核心 is not simply speed不只是快而已 Plenty of quick people很多動作快的人 are careful其實很小心 an impetuous person一個impetuous的人 is quick because a feeling is shoving them會快，是因為有一股情緒在推著他們

Though actually, it is not always a scolding word. Writers still use it for young love, sudden bravery, a leap that later looks lucky.

Though actually不過其實 it is not always a scolding word它不一定是責備的詞 Writers still use it作家還是會用它 for young love, sudden bravery, a leap that later looks lucky形容年輕的愛情、突如其來的勇敢，或事後看起來算幸運的一次冒進

In everyday talk, many people reach for impulsive instead; impetuous sounds a little more like a book, and a little stronger, as if the rush has force in it. It is not the same as impatient (that is about waiting badly), and not the same as rude.

In everyday talk在日常說話裡 many people reach for impulsive instead很多人會改用impulsive這個詞 impetuous sounds a little more like a bookimpetuous聽起來比較像書面語 and a little stronger而且語氣重一點 as if the rush has force in it好像那股衝動裡帶著力道 It is not the same as impatient它跟impatient不一樣 (that is about waiting badly)（那個是講不耐煩等待） and not the same as rude也跟rude不一樣