[pə'remptəri]
peremptory
a. 专横的,不容反抗的

词形变化:

名词:peremptoriness 副词:peremptorily

例句与用法:

  1. The teacher spoke in a peremptory tone.
    老师以命令的口吻说话
  2. His peremptory tone irritated everybody.
    他那专横的口气激怒了大家。
  3. He made a peremptory order.
    他下达了一个必须服从的命令。

英英解释:

形容词 peremptory:

  1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  2. 同义词:autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial
  3. not allowing contradiction or refusal
  4. putting an end to all debate or action