An impudent person is rude and does not show respect — and often does not care that you mind. We use it of people, faces, questions, and replies: an impudent grin, an impudent question.

An impudent person一個impudent的人 is是 rude很無禮 and does not show respect不表現出尊重 — and而且 often does not care常常不在乎 that you mind你介不介意。We use it我們用這個詞 of people, faces, questions, and replies來說人、表情、問題和回答: an impudent grinan impudent grin（無禮的笑容）, an impudent questionan impudent question（無禮的問題）。

The old heart of the word is shameless: not modest, not embarrassed. That still sits under the modern meaning.

The old heart of the word這個字最原始的核心 is是 shameless不知羞恥: not modest不謙虛, not embarrassed不會不好意思。That still sits under這個核心到現在還藏在 the modern meaning現代的意思底下。

It is more written than spoken now. In talk, people say rude, cheeky, or disrespectful.

It is這個字 more written than spoken now現在比較常出現在書面、比較少人講出口。In talk在口語裡, people人們 say rude, cheeky, or disrespectful會說rude（沒禮貌）、cheeky（皮），或disrespectful（不尊重）。

Cheeky can be almost fond, like a child being bold in a cute way. Impudent is not fond. It is a telling-off.

CheekyCheeky can be是 almost fond可以帶著幾乎是疼愛的語氣, like就像 a child being bold in a cute way小孩子調皮又可愛的那種大膽。Impudent這個字 is不是 not fond疼愛的語氣。It is它 a telling-off是一種責備。

Though actually, older speakers reach for it more than younger ones, who may just say rude and stop there.

Though actually不過, older speakers年紀較大的人 reach for it more than比年輕人更常用這個字 younger ones, who年輕人 may just say可能就只說 rude and stop thererude，不會再多說。