English Dictionary

importunate

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/

形容詞

要求 人物

(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so. / (of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.

日本語の意味

（要求において）しつこく、執拗な要求を行う、いやがらせとなるほど持続的・切実な要求をすること / （人について）しつこい要求をする、贅沢にまたは無神経に要求する性質を持つ

The importunate vendor followed us through the market, insisting we buy his wares.

しつこい行商人が市場で私たちを追い、商品の購入をしつこく勧めてきた。

意味（1）

(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.

Nick was on the point of declaring again that he was a humbug, so vivid was his inner sense of what he thought of his factitious public utterances, which had the cursed property of creating dreadful responsibilities and importunate credulities for him.

意味（2）

(of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.

more importunate （ comparative ）

most importunate （ superlative ）