brazen

• adj. 厚顏無(wú)恥的；黃銅制的
• vt. 使變得無(wú)恥；厚臉皮地做

同brass, 黃銅。原指黃銅色，看不出臉紅的人。

brazen (adj.)

Old English br?sen "of brass," from br?s "brass" (see brass) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is 1570s (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see brass). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1550s.

1. They're quite brazen about their bisexuality, it doesn't worry them.

他們?cè)谧约旱碾p性戀問(wèn)題上無(wú)所顧忌，毫不為意。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. She had become brazen about the whole affair.

她對(duì)整件事已經(jīng)不感到羞恥了。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.

那無(wú)恥的女子沖著給她判刑的法官高聲大笑.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.

有的人不愿承認(rèn)失敗,而是寧肯厚著臉皮干下去.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. They showed a brazen disregard for her privacy.

他們明目張膽地?zé)o視她的隱私權(quán).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》