impulsive
英 [?m'p?ls?v]
美[?m'p?ls?v]
- adj. 沖動的；受感情驅使的；任性的
TEM4GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?impulsively;名詞:?impulsiveness;
助記提示
1、im- "into, in, on, upon" + puls- "drive, push" + -ive.
2、含義：drive on, drive into; 推進、推動、驅動、沖動、脈沖。
2、含義：drive on, drive into; 推進、推動、驅動、沖動、脈沖。
中文詞源
impulsive 沖動的
來自impulse,沖動。
英文詞源
- impulsive (adj.)
- early 15c., originally in reference to medicine that reduces swelling or humors, from Middle French impulsif or directly from Medieval Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls-, past participle stem of impellere (see impel). Of persons, "rash, characterized by impulses," from 1847.
雙語例句
- 1. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.
- 青少年自殺很少是由于突然發(fā)生不幸而作出的沖動反應。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister.
- 他容易沖動，很難成為值得依賴的首相。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She was unpredictable, explosive, impulsive and easily distracted.
- 她難以捉摸，脾氣暴躁，沖動魯莽，容易分心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties.
- 他容易沖動，經(jīng)常因此惹麻煩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She is impulsive in her actions.
- 她的行為常出于沖動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》