audacity
英 [??'d?s?t?]
美 [?'d?s?ti]
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《現代英漢綜合大詞典》