- 1冒昧的；放肆的；自以為是的
You are presumptuous when you do something you have no right to do, and it feels rude — as if you have already decided you may take that seat, that favour, or that right to speak for someone else. “It would be presumptuous of me to answer for her” is a polite way of saying “I should not act as if that is mine to do.” Younger speakers may just say rude, , or out of line; this word is a little more educated, and it names a particular kind of : taking too much for granted. It is not a compliment. Though actually, people also use it lightly, almost with a smile, when they are about to ask a big favour: “This is a bit presumptuous, but…” Do not confuse it with , which is about a fair guess, not about manners.
組成Built from pre- + Latin sūmptus (“taken”) + -uous (makes an adjective, “full of that quality”). From Latin praesumptuosus, through Old French, into Middle English.
同家族的字
- presumethe verb at the root; in this family it leans toward “take too much upon yourself”
- presumptuouslythe adverb: in that rude, no-right-to-do way
- presumptuousnessthe noun: the quality of being that way
- presumptivesame Latin root, but this one means “based on a likely belief,” not “rude”
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
presumptuousadj/pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/
- 1
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.
- Preſumptuous Prieſt, this place cōmands my patiēce, / Or thou ſhould'ſt finde thou haſt dis-honor'd me.
- Is this the proud presumtious Esquire of the North, / That would not yeeld his prisoner to my Queen
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