imperious
adjective /ɪmˈpɪəriəs/
/ɪmˈpɪriəs/
(formal, often disapproving)- expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you
专横的；蛮横的；盛气凌人的 - The professor was as imperious as ever.
教授一如既往的专横。 - She put out an imperious hand to stop him.
她伸出专横的手去阻止他。 - an imperious gesture/voice/command
盛气凌人的姿势／语调／命令 - She waved an imperious hand.
她傲慢地挥了挥手。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin imperiosus, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with imperial. - The professor was as imperious as ever.