impetuous
英 [ɪm'petjʊəs]
美[ɪm'pɛtʃʊəs]
- adj. 冲动的；鲁莽的；猛烈的
英英释意
- 1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;
- "a hotheaded decision"
- "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
- "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
- "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
- 2. marked by violent force;
- "impetuous heaving waves"