| 词汇 | audacity |
| 释义 | audacity noun[ U ] uk /ɔːˈdæs.ə.ti/ us /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/ courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude: 大胆;勇气 [ + to infinitive ]It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman.站出来批评董事长需要很大的勇气。 disapprovingHe had the audacity to blame me for his mistake!他竟然把他自己的错误怪到我头上，真是厚颜无耻！ Synonym temerityformaldisapproving Bravery audaciousness backbone balls bell bell the catidiom boldness daring derring-do Dutch courage fearlessness fighting spirit grit gut heart intestinal fortitude liquid courage nerve pluck swash valiance audacity | American Dictionaryaudacity noun[ U ] us/ɔˈdæs·ɪ·t̬i/ unusually strong and esp. rude confidence in yourself: [ + to infinitive ]Our mayor has the audacity to claim credit for improvements he had nothing to do with. Examples of audacityaudacity Very few scholars have the audacity to reach across regions to test their claims. The demonstration is breathtaking in its audacity, and incredibly convincing. To act in this way required not only generosity but also immense courage and even audacity. All in all, the political audacity of 1919 was not accompanied by an equivalent economic audacity. In response to disjuncture, a listener could experience anything from shock to delight - shock at the unexpectedness or incongruity, delight at the novelty or audacity. One thing that remains easy to agree on is the obvious level of audacity and uncertainty at work in the printing of the 1605 book. Their original audacity and assumed superiority were overwhelmed by the confusion and dissonance created by their system of rule. The opposition's audacity would quickly lead to an armed confrontation, since the co-existence of two powers is impossible. They actually had the audacity to claim that as their ship had passed the surveyors all responsibility on their part was at an end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am amazed that he has the audacity to make that claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can only stand aghast at the audacity of a statement like that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have the audacity to say that local authorities are profligate, when we know full well that they have to provide such services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now he has the audacity to talk to us about reducing a fuel tax that they introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that any promoter of a scheme has ever had the audacity to put himself in that position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has the audacity to say that £300 million is not an incentive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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