impetuousness
noun [ U ] uk/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.nəs/ us/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.nəs/ (formal also impetuosity, /ɪmˌpetʃ.uˈɒs.ə.ti/ /ɪmˌpetʃ.uˈɑː.sə.t̬i/)
轻率，草率
the quality or fact of doing things suddenly, without considering the results of your actions
She has a youthful impetuousness. 她有一种青春的冲动。
It was a moment of reckless impetuousness. 那是一时鲁莽的轻率决定。
See: impetuous
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- It was his impetuousness that ruined his career.
- Her hot-headed impetuousness clashed with his icy resolve.
- He is not given to impetuousness.
- The racecar was destroyed in a split-second's impetuousness.