audacity

英 [??'d?s?t?] 美[?'d?s?ti]
  • n. 大膽；厚顏無恥
暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化

復數(shù):?audacities;

助記提示

1、audac- + -ity.
2. 諧音“額得瑟他” --- 我在他面前得瑟 --- 班門弄斧、太歲頭上動土。

英文詞源

audacity (n.)
mid-15c., from Medieval Latin audacitas "boldness," from Latin audacis genitive of audax (see audacious).

雙語例句

1. I was shocked at the audacity and brazenness of the gangsters.
這伙歹徒如此膽大妄為、厚顏無恥，讓我很是震驚。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I, for one, admire his audacity.
比如說，我就很欽佩他的膽識。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
他竟敢放肆地說我太肥胖。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.
他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》