厚かましさ
解説 Definition
礼儀知らずで厚かましい態度や振る舞い。生意気さ。
Impudence means rude boldness or a lack of respect, especially when someone behaves too confidently toward others. It is often used when a person says or does something shameless. The word has a strong negative feeling and suggests bad manners.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
impudent（生意気な・厚かましい）を知っていれば、その名詞形が impudence。patient→patience、confident→confidence、prudent→prudence と同じく、-ent の形容詞が -ence で「その性質」になる型として覚えると定着しやすい。意味は単なる rudeness より強く、arrogance のような上から目線とも少し違い、「恥知らずで図々しい」感じ。have the impudence to ...（よくも…する）という言い方で一緒に覚えると使い分けしやすい。
If you know impudent, this is the matching noun form. English often changes adjectives ending in -ent into nouns ending in -ence, like confident to confidence. A useful memory phrase is have the impudence to ..., which gives the word a strong, shameless feeling.
例文
The teacher was shocked by the student's impudence in talking back during class.
教師は授業中に口答えする生徒の厚かましさに衝撃を受けた。
His impudence in demanding a raise after just one week on the job left everyone speechless.
入社わずか1週間で昇給を要求する彼の厚かましさに皆は言葉を失った。
The courtier's impudence before the king nearly cost him his position at court.
王の前で厚かましい態度を取った廷臣は、危うく宮廷での地位を失うところだった。
impudence の類義語・関連語
impudence の語源・成り立ち Etymology
impudence はフランス語を経てラテン語 impudentia にさかのぼり、im-「否定」＋ pudens「恥を知る、慎み深い」に分けられます。つまり「恥を感じないこと」から「厚かましさ」となり、関連語に impudent, pudency があります。
Impudence came through French from Latin impudentia. It is made from im- meaning "not" and a root meaning "modest" or "ashamed," so it originally meant a lack of proper shame. From that, it developed into the idea of bold or shameless behavior; impudent is a close related word.
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