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malapert的意思
malapert
英 ['mlpt]
美
- adj. 不客气的；厚脸皮的
- n. 厚脸皮；不客气
英文词源
- malapert (adj.)
- "impudent," early 15c., from Old French mal apert, literally "ill-skilled," from mal- "badly" (see mal-) + apert "skillful," variant of espert "experienced, skillful, clever" (from Latin expertus; see expert). Related: Malapertly; malapertness.