Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 14
Imperdibility (n.) The state or quality of being imperdible. [Obs.] -- Derham.
Imperdible (a.) Not destructible. [Obs.] -- Im*per"di*bly, adv. [Obs.]
Imperfect (a.) 不完美的；有缺點的；有瑕疵的；不完整的；殘缺的；未完成的；【語】未完成時的；未完成過去時的 Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
Something he left imperfect in the state. -- Shak.
Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. -- Shak.
Imperfect (a.) Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed, imperfect person. -- Jer. Taylor.
Imperfect (a.) Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he created. -- Milton.
Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought. -- Pope.
Imperfect arch, An arch of less than a semicircle; a skew arch.
Imperfect cadence (Mus.), One not ending with the tonic, but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving complete rest; a half close.
Imperfect consonances (Mus.), Chords like the third and sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the fifth and forth.
Imperfect flower (Bot.), A flower wanting either stamens or pistils. -- Gray.
Imperfect interval (Mus.), One a semitone less than perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.
Imperfect number (Math.), A number either greater or less than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case, it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an abundant number.
Imperfect obligations (Law), Obligations as of charity or gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.
Imperfect power (Math.), A number which can not be produced by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus, 9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.
Imperfect tense (Gram.), A tense expressing past time and incomplete action.
Imperfect (n.) (Gram.) 【語】未完成時（動詞）；未完成過去時（動詞）[the S] [C] The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.
Imperfect (v. t.) To make imperfect. [Obs.]
Compare: Preterimperfect
Preterimperfect (a. & n.) (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called imperfect.
Imperfect (a.) Not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" [ant: perfect].
Imperfect (a.) Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity" [syn: fallible, frail, imperfect, weak].
Imperfect (n.) A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense].
Imperfect, () That which is incomplete.
Imperfect, () This term is applied to rights and obligations. A man has a right to be relieved by his fellow-creatures, when in distress; but this right he cannot enforce by law; hence it is called an imperfect right. On the other hand, we are bound to be grateful for favors received, but we cannot be compelled to perform such imperfect obligations. Vide Poth. Ob. arc. Preliminaire; Vattel, Dr. des Gens, Prel. notes, Sec. 17; and Obligations.
Imperfectibility (n.) The state or quality of being imperfectible. [R.]
Imperfectibility (n.) The capability of becoming imperfect [ant: perfectibility].
Imperfectible (a.) Incapable of being mad perfect. [R.]
Imperfectible (a.) Capable of being made imperfect.
Imperfection (n.) 不完美 [U]；缺點；瑕疵 [C] The quality or condition of being imperfect; lack of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head. -- Shak.
Syn: Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing; weakness; frailty; foible; blemish; vice.
Imperfection (n.) The state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfection}, {imperfectness}] [ant: {flawlessness}, {ne plus ultra}, {perfection}].
Imperfectness (n.) 不完全，缺點，不完備 The state of being imperfect.
Imperfectness (n.) The state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfection}, {imperfectness}] [ant: {flawlessness}, {ne plus ultra}, {perfection}].
Imperforable (a.) Incapable of being perforated, or bored through.
Imperforata (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not porous. Imperforate
Imperforate (a.) Alt. of Imperforated.
Imperforated (a.) Not perforated; having no opening or aperture. -- Sir J. Banks.
Imperforate (a.) Not perforated; having no opening.
Imperforation (n.) The state of being without perforation.
Imperial (a.) Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. -- Shak.
Imperial (a.) Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial democracy of Athens." -- Mitford.
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an imperial voice. -- Shak.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. -- Dryden.
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. -- E. Everett.
Imperial (a.) Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper; imperial tea, etc.
Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon, etc.
Imperial chamber, The sovereign court of the old German empire.
Imperial city, Under the first German empire, a city having no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, An assembly of all the states of the German empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, The royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, The standards legalized by the British Parliament.
Imperial (n.) The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
Imperial (n.) An outside seat on a diligence. -- T. Hughes.
Imperial (n.) A luggage case on the top of a coach. -- Simmonds.
Imperial (n.) Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
Imperial (n.) A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars. -- McElrath.
Imperial (n.) A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
Imperial (n.) A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
Imperial (a.) Relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire".
Imperial (a.) Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.
Imperial (a.) Befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace".
Imperial (a.) Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal].
Imperial (n.) A small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: imperial, imperial beard].
Imperial (n.) A piece of luggage carried on top of a coach.
Imperial -- U.S. County in California
Population (2000): 142361
Housing Units (2000): 43891
Land area (2000): 4174.732434 sq. miles (10812.506906 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 306.998053 sq. miles (795.121274 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4481.730487 sq. miles (11607.628180 sq. km)
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 32.963098 N, 115.487593 W
Headwords:
Imperial
Imperial, CA
Imperial County
Imperial County, CA
Imperial, MO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Missouri
Population (2000): 4373
Housing Units (2000): 1720
Land area (2000): 5.382812 sq. miles (13.941418 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.741433 sq. miles (1.920303 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.124245 sq. miles (15.861721 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34354
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.370735 N, 90.373460 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Imperial, MO
Imperial
Imperial, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000): 1982
Housing Units (2000): 887
Land area (2000): 2.517650 sq. miles (6.520684 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001206 sq. miles (0.003124 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.518856 sq. miles (6.523808 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23690
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.518398 N, 101.642491 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 69033
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Imperial, NE
Imperial
Imperial, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 7560
Housing Units (2000): 2385
Land area (2000): 3.912696 sq. miles (10.133835 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.912696 sq. miles (10.133835 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36280
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 32.842630 N, 115.571841 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92251
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Imperial, CA
Imperial
Imperial-Enlow, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 3514
Housing Units (2000): 1492
Land area (2000): 4.040907 sq. miles (10.465900 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.040907 sq. miles (10.465900 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36772
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.451404 N, 80.242353 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15126
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Imperial-Enlow, PA
Imperial-Enlow
Imperial, PA
Imperial
Imperial, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000): 428
Housing Units (2000): 245
Land area (2000): 4.233356 sq. miles (10.964340 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.233356 sq. miles (10.964340 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35828
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 31.271968 N, 102.695799 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79743
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Imperial, TX
Imperial
Imperialism (n.) The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the spirit of empire.
Roman imperialism had divided the world. -- C. H. Pearson.
Imperialism (n.) The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or empire of a nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp. distant, territory or dependencies, or by the closer union of parts more or less independent of each other for operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc. The practise of building or extending an empire.
The tide of English opinion began to turn about 1870, and since then it has run with increasing force in the direction of what is called imperialism. -- James Bryce.
Imperialism (n.) A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
Imperialism (n.) A political orientation that advocates imperial interests.
Imperialism (n.) Any instance of aggressive extension of authority.
Imperialist (n.) One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.
Imperialist (a.) Of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn: imperialistic, imperialist].
Imperialist (n.) A believer in imperialism.
Imperialities (n. pl. ) of Imperiality.
Imperiality (n.) Imperial power.
Imperiality (n.) An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.
The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and gold. -- W. Tooke.
Imperialized (imp. & p. p.) of Imperialize.
Imperializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imperialize.
Imperialize (v. t.) To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire. -- Fuller.
Imperially (adv.) In an imperial manner.
Imperially (n.) Imperial power. [R.] -- Sheldon.
Imperially (adv.) In an imperial manner; "imperially decreed".
Imperiled (imp. & p. p.) of Imperil.
Imperilled () of Imperil.
Imperiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imperil.
Imperilling () of Imperil.
Imperil (v. t.) 使處於危險，危害 To bring into peril; to endanger.
Imperil (v.) Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}].
Imperilment (n.) The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
Imperious (a.) Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.] "A vast and imperious mind." -- Tilloison.
Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious. -- Shak.
Imperious (a.) Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner.
This imperious man will work us all From princes into pages. -- Shak.
His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon made him conspicuous. -- Macaulay.
Imperious (a.) Imperative; urgent; compelling.
Imperious need, Which can not be withstood. -- Dryden.
Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly; tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding; pressing.
Usage: Imperious, Lordly, Domineering. One who is imperious exercises his authority in a manner highly offensive for its spirit and tone; one who is lordly assumes a lofty air in order to display his importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a way to make others feel their inferiority.
Imperious (a.) Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual" -- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering].
Imperiously (adv.) In an imperious manner.
Imperiously (adv.) In an imperious manner; "imperiously he cut her short".
Imperiousness (n.) The quality or state of being imperious; arrogance; haughtiness.
Imperiousness and severity is but an ill way of treating men who have reason of their own to guide them. -- Locke.
Imperishability (n.) The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility. "The imperishability of the universe." -- Milman.
Imperishable (a.) 不滅的；不朽的 Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. -- {Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*per"ish*a*bly}, adv.
Imperishable (a.) Not perishable [ant: {perishable}].
Imperishable (a.) Unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {abiding}, {enduring}, {imperishable}].
Imperiwigged (a.) Wearing a periwig. Impermanence
Impermanence (n.) Alt. of Impermanency
Impermanency (n.) lack of permanence.
Impermanence (n.) The property of not existing for indefinitely long durations [syn: impermanence, impermanency] [ant: permanence, permanency].
Impermanent (a.) Not permanent.
Impermanent (a.) Not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting, permanent].
Impermanent (a.) Existing or enduring for a limited time only.
Impermeability (n.) The quality of being impermeable. Impermeability
Impermanent (n.) The property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: impermeability, impermeableness] [ant: permeability, permeableness].
Impermeable (a.) Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. -- Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.
Impermeable (a.) Preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" [ant: permeable].
Impermissible (a.) Not permissible.
Impermissible (a.) Not permitted; "impermissible behavior" [ant: allowable, permissible].
Impermissible (a.) Not allowable.
Imperscrutable (a.) Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable. [Obs.] -- Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
Imperseverant (a.) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. [Obs.]
Impersonal (a.) Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. -- Sir J. Stephen.
Impersonal verb (Gram.), A verb used with an indeterminate subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun it; as, it rains; it snows; methinks (it seems to me).
Many verbs which are not strictly impersonal are often used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.
Impersonal (n.) That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb.
Impersonal (a.) Not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant: personal].
Impersonal (a.) Having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" [syn: impersonal, neutral].
Impersonality (n.) The quality of being impersonal; want or absence of personality.
Impersonally (adv.) In an impersonal manner.
Impersonally (adv.) Without warmth; "he treated his patients impersonally" [ant: personally].
Impersonally (adv.) In an impersonal manner; "when I told him about Russ I found it difficult to speak impersonally".
Impersonated (imp. & p. p.) of Impersonate.
Impersonating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impersonate.
Impersonate (v. t.) 模仿，扮演，體現，使人格化 To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.
Impersonate (v. t.) To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.
Impersonate (v. t.) To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.
Benedict impersonated his age. -- Milman. Impersonation
Impersonate (v.) Assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" [syn: impersonate, portray].
Impersonate (v.) Represent another person with comic intentions..
Impersonate (v.) Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" [syn: pose, impersonate, personate].
Impersonate (v.) [ T ] （尤指為引人發笑）扮演，模仿 To intentionally copy another person's characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh.
// She's the woman who impersonates all the celebrities on TV.
Impersonate (v.) [ T ] 假冒，冒充 To attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person.
// He was fined for impersonating a police officer.
Impersonation (n.) 扮演，裝扮，模仿 Alt. of Impersonification.
Impersonation (n.) [ C or U ] 扮演；模仿；人格化 An act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud.
// He does a brilliant impersonation of Charles.
Impersonification (n.) The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form.
Impersonation (n.) A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation].
Impersonation (n.) Pretending to be another person [syn: imposture, impersonation].
Impersonation (n.) Imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn: impersonation, personation].
Impersonator (n.) 演員；模擬的藝人 One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.
Impersonator (n.) Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: impersonator, imitator].
Imperspicuity (n.) Lack of perspicuity or clearness; vaguness; ambiguity.
Imperspicuous (a.) Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague; ambeguous.
Impersuadable (a.) Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding; impersuasible. -- Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness, n.
Impersuasible (a.) Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion; inflexible; impersuadable. -- Dr. H. More. -- Im`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Impertinence (n.) 魯莽，無禮，不恰當 The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
Impertinence (n.) Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood. -- Swift.
Impertinence (n.) That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. -- Watts.
Impertinence (n.) An impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek, impertinence].
Impertinence (n.) The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness].
Impertinence (n.) Inappropriate playfulness [syn: impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness].
Impertinency (n.) Impertinence. [R.]
O, matter and impertinency mixed!
Reason in madness! -- Shak.
Impertinent (a.) 魯莽的，無禮的，粗魯的，不恰當的 Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.
Things that are impertinent to us. -- Tillotson.
How impertinent that grief was which served no end! -- Jer. Taylor.
Compare: Pertinent
Pertinent (a.) (Formal) 有關的，直接相關的 Relating directly to the subject being considered.
// A pertinent question/ remark.
// Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period.
Note: The opposite is irrelevant. Do not confuse with impertinent (= rude).
Compare: Irrelevant
Irrelevant (a.) 不相關的，不切題的 Not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important.
// These documents are largely irrelevant to the present investigation.
// Making a large profit is irrelevant to us - the important thing is to make the book available to the largest possible audience.
Impertinent (a.) Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertinent remark.
Impertinent (a.) Trifling; inattentive; frivolous.
Syn: Rude; officious; intrusive; saucy; unmannerly; meddlesome; disrespectful; impudent; insolent.
Usage: Impertinent, Officious, Rude. A person is officious who obtrudes his offices or assistance where they are not needed; he is impertinent when he intermeddles in things with which he has no concern. The former shows a lack of tact, the latter a lack of breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer impudence. A person is rude when he violates the proprieties of social life either from ignorance or wantonness. "An impertinent man will ask questions for the mere gratification of curiosity; a rude man will burst into the room of another, or push against his person, inviolant of all decorum; one who is officious is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome; when he strives to serve, he has the misfortune to annoy." -- Crabb. See Impudence, and Insolent.
Compare: Trifling
Trifling (a.) (Formal) （問題或錢款）微不足道的，不重要的 A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important.
// It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!
Compare: Inattentive
Inattentive (a.) (Disapproving) 漫不經心的，不注意的 Not giving attention to someone or something.
// He was wholly inattentive to the needs of his children.
Compare: Frivolous
Frivolous (a.) 愚蠢輕浮的，不嚴肅的 Behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously.
// I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
Frivolous (a.) 無聊的；不重要的 A frivolous activity or object is silly or not important rather than useful or serious.
// I feel like doing something completely frivolous today.
Impertinent (n.) An impertinent person. [R.]
Impertinent (a.) Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy].
Impertinent (a.) Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal].
Impertinent (a.) Improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise].
Impertinent, () Practice, pleading. What does not appertain, or belong to; id est, qui ad rem non pertinet.
Impertinent, () Evidence of facts which do not belong to the matter in question, is impertinent and inadmissible. In general, what is immaterial is impertinent, and what is material is, in general, not impertinent. 1 McC. & Y. 337. See Gresl. Ev. Ch. 3, s. 1, p. 229. Impertinent matter, in a declaration or other pleading is that which does not belong to the subject; in such case it is considered as mere surplusage, (q.v.) and is rejected. Ham. N. P. 25. Vide 2 Ves. 24; 5 Madd. R. 450; Newl. Pr. 38; 2 Ves. 631; 5 Ves. 656; 18 Eng. Com. Law R. 201; Eden on Inj. 71.
Impertinent, () There is a difference between matter merely impertinent and that which is scandalous; matter may be impertinent, without being scandalous; but if it is scandalous, it must be impertinent.
Impertinent, () In equity a bill cannot, according to the general practice, be referred for impertinence after the defendant has answered or submitted to answer, but it may be referred for scandal at any time, and even upon the application of a stranger to the suit. Coop. Eq. Pl. 19; 2 Ves. 631; 6 Ves. 514; Story, Eq. Pl. Sec. 270. Vide Gresl. Eq. Ev. p. 2, c. 3, s, 1; 1 John. Ch. R. 103; 1 Paige's R. 555; I Edw. R. 350; 11 Price, R. 111; 5 Paige's R. 522; 1 Russ. & My. 28; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.; Scandal.
Impertinently (adv.) 魯莽地；無禮地 In an impertinent manner. "Not to betray myself impertinently." -- B. Jonson.
Impertinently (adv.) In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: impertinently, saucily, pertly, freshly, impudently].
Impertransibility (n.) The quality or state of being impertransible. [R.]
Impertransible (a.) 不能滲透的，不滲透性的 Incapable of being passed through.
Imperturbable (a.) 沈著的，泰然自若的，鎮靜的，冷靜的 Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity.
Imperturbable (a.) Not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis" [syn: {imperturbable}, {unflappable}].
Imperturbably (adv.) 泰然地，平靜地，沉著地；冷靜地 In an imperturbable manner; calmly. -- C. Bront['e].
Imperturbation (n.) 沈著，冷靜，泰然自若 Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness; quietude. -- W. Montagu.
Imperturbed (a.) Not perturbed.
Imperviability (n.) The quality of being imperviable.
Imperviable (a.) 透不過的，不滲透的，無動於衷的，不受影響的 Not pervious; impervious. [R.] -- {Im*per"vi*a*ble*ness}, n. [R.]
Imperviable (a.) Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: {impervious}, {imperviable}] [ant: {pervious}].
Compare: Pervious
Pervious (a.) (Of a substance) 有浸透性的，能透過的 Allowing water to pass through; permeable.
// Pervious rocks.
Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
This gulf impassable, impervious. -- Milton.
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ness, n.
Impervious (a.) Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: impervious, imperviable] [ant: pervious].
Impervious (a.) Not admitting of entrance or passage through; impenetrable.
Impervious (a.) Not capable of being harmed or damaged.
Impervious (a.) Not capable of being affected. Impervious comes from Latin impervius, from in-, "not" + pervius, with a way through, hence penetrable, from per-, through + via, way.
Impervious (a.) (Substance) 不能滲透的 (Specialized) (Geology,) (Engineering) Not allowing liquid to go through.
// How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal ?
Impervious (a.) (Person) 不受影響的 If someone is impervious to something, they are not influenced or affected by something.
// He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
Impery (n.) Empery. [Archaic] -- Joye.
Compare: Empery
Empery (n. pl. Emperies) 〔詩〕帝國，帝權；絕對統治權，權威 Wide dominion : empire.
Impest (v. t.) To affict with pestilence; to infect, as with plague. [Obs.]
Impester (v. t.) See Pester. [Obs.]
Impetiginous (a.) Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.
Impetiginous (a.) Of or relating to or having impetigo.
Impetigo (n.) (Med.) A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.
Impetigo (n.) A very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode.
Impetrable (a.) Capable of being obtained or moved by petition. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Impetrate (a.) 懇求；以懇求獲得 Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.] -- Ld. Herbert.
Impetrated (imp. & p. p.) of Impetrate.
Impetrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impetrate.