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\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
His imperious look makes us angry. 他那飛揚跋扈的樣子令我們生氣。
We all dislike her for her imperious gesture. 因她那傲慢的樣子，我們都不喜歡她。
All his imperious orders were obeyed. 他所有那些專橫的命令都被服從了。
The doll is one of the most imperious needs and, at the same time, one of the most charming instincts of feminine childhood. 娃娃是女孩童年時代一種最迫切的需要，同時也是一種最動人的本能。
常用短語
There were signs of an imperious, a peremptory temper, an egotism that was strong and hard.