adv. 无礼地;不敬地;失礼地。以缺乏尊重或礼貌的方式行事或说话。
He spoke disrespectfully to his teacher and was asked to leave the classroom.
他对老师说话很无礼,被要求离开教室。
The journalist was criticized for disrespectfully interrupting the speaker during a solemn ceremony, showing a complete disregard for the occasion.
那位记者因在庄严的仪式上无礼地打断发言者而受到批评,完全无视了场合的严肃性。
该词由前缀 dis-(表示否定、相反)加上 respectfully(恭敬地)构成。respect 源自拉丁语 respectus,由 **re-**(回)和 specere(看)组成,原意为"回头看",引申为"关注、尊重"。加上后缀 -ful(充满……的)和 -ly(副词后缀),再以 dis- 否定,整体表示"以不尊重的方式"。该词最早出现于17世纪的英语文献中。