impulsive

英 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv] 美 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv]

• adj. 冲动的；任性的
• n. (引起冲动的)原因

英英释义

Adjective:

1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus;

   "an impulsive gesture of affection"
   

2. without forethought;

   "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
   

3. having the power of driving or impelling;

   "a driving personal ambition"
   "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
   "an impulsive force"
   

4. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;

   "a capricious refusal"
   "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
   "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
   

5. 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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her impulsive passion was a positive defect.
   她的冲动的激情则完完全全是个缺点。
2. A jagged equity curve tends to be a sign of impulsive trading.
   锯齿状曲线多半代表冲动的交易。

经典引文

• A quick, careless, impulsive boy.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• I wish David would think rather more carefully before he does these impulsive things.

  出自： S. Morley

词汇搭配

• impulsive motion 脉动,抗动
• impulsive acceleration 脉冲式加速度...
• impulsive action 冲动作为,冲动行为...
• impulsive sound 脉冲声,冲基,冲击音...
• impulsive onset 脉冲初动
• impulsive insanity 冲动性精神病...
• impulsive force 脉冲力,冲击...
• impulsive load 冲击荷载
• impulsive model 冲击模型
• impulsive moment 冲量矩
• impulsive noise 脉冲噪声,脉冲杂波,...
• impulsive admittance 脉冲导纳,脉冲过渡函...
• impulsive warming 爆发性增温
• impulsive disturbance 脉冲扰动, 脉冲骚扰...
• impulsive tic 冲动性抽搐

近反义词

【近义词】

• impetuous 冲动的
• hasty 匆匆的
• capricious 变化无常的
• rash 疹子
• headlong 头向前的
• sudden 突然的
• flighty 轻浮的
• occasional 偶然的
• spontaneous 自发的，自然的，本能的...
• madcap 鲁莽的
• unwary 不小心的
• thoughtless 没有考虑的
• imprudent 轻率的
• precipitate 促成
• brash 鲁莽的
• reckless 鲁莽的
• irresponsible 不负责任的
• offhand 即时的
• unprompted 自发的
• hotheaded 易怒的
• driving 驾驶
• whimsical 异想天开的
• brainish <古>任性的
• tearaway 行为鲁莽的人...