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Irreverence

“Irreverence” 是一个名词,指“不敬”、“失礼”。它描述一种对权威、传统或神圣事物缺乏尊重的态度。有时它带有贬义(亵渎),但有时它也可以被视为一种敢于挑战陈规的幽默感。

  1. “The comedian is known for his sharp wit and total irreverence toward politicians.” (这位喜剧演员以其尖锐的智慧和对政治家彻底的不敬而闻名。)
  2. “Laughter in the library was seen as an act of irreverence.” (在图书馆里大笑被视为一种不敬的行为。)
  3. “There was a touch of irreverence in the way she questioned the ancient traditions.” (她质疑古老传统的方式带有一丝不敬。)
  • 词根: rever (尊敬,来自拉丁语 revereri)。
  • 派生: revere (尊敬), reverend (牧师/尊敬的)。
  • 前缀: ir- (否定前缀)。
  • 后缀: -ence (名词后缀)。

在西方幽默文化中,“irreverent humor” (不敬的幽默) 是一种非常受欢迎的形式(如《南方公园》或脱口秀)。它通常通过嘲讽严肃的主题来揭示真相。但在某些宗教或严肃社交场合,“irreverence” 仍然被视为冒犯。

  • 形容词: irreverent (不敬的)
  • 副词: irreverently (不敬地)
  • 反义词: reverence (尊敬)

ir- (不) + reverence (尊敬)。字面意思就是“不尊敬”。

“The old school rules were strict, and any sign of irreverence was punished. But Oliver, the class clown, couldn’t help himself. He once replaced the headmaster’s formal speech with a series of funny cat pictures. The students loved his irreverence, but the headmaster definitely did not.” (旧学校的规矩很严,任何不敬的迹象都会受到惩罚。但班里的淘气鬼奥利弗却忍不住。他有一次把校长的正式演讲稿换成了一系列搞笑的猫咪图片。学生们喜欢他的不敬,但校长绝对不喜欢。)