冒昧
mào mèi
Pinyin
Definition
冒昧
-
- bold
- presumptuous
- to take the liberty of
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to impersonate
- 2 to pose as (someone else)
- 3 to counterfeit
- 4 to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
- 1 old variant of 冒[mào]
- 1 to feign
- 2 to pretend to be
- 3 to pass oneself off as
- 1 to discharge smoke
- 2 to fume with rage
Idioms (6)
冒名顶替
- 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- 2 to pose under a false name
冒大不韪
- 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
愚昧无知
- 1 stupid and ignorant (idiom)
拾金不昧
- 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
素昧平生
- 1 to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
- 2 a complete stranger
- 3 not to know sb from Adam
Sample Sentences
恕我冒昧,这个数字太高了,我们根本不可能做到。
The number is way too high, it’s impossible for us to achieve.
恕我冒昧,我不同意。
Please forgive me for being rude. I don’t agree.
可以冒昧请问你...
Could I be so bold to ask you...
可以冒昧请问你投票给谁了?
Could I be so bold as to ask who you voted for?
可以冒昧请问你今年多大吗?
Could I be so bold as to ask you how old you are?
冒昧
to take the liberty of; to be so presumptuous