| 词汇 | temerity |
| 释义 | temerity noun[ U ] formaldisapprovinguk /təˈmer.ə.ti/ us /təˈmer.ə.t̬i/ a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people: 鲁莽;冒失 [ + to infinitive ]She had the temerity to call me a liar.她竟冒失地说我是骗子。 Synonym audacity Rude and cheeky backchat cheekily cheekiness cheeky churlishly churlishness coarse-grained fruity gall indelicate neanderthal obnoxiously obnoxiousness offensively offensiveness pertly sass unceremonious unpleasant unprintable Examples of temeritytemerity Such temerity is usually met by some kind of counter-attack, and at the very least a great deal of biting back. They became standard partisan antiimages of ineptitude, selfishness, instinctual behavior, and temerity. The lawyer was fined for temerity and resigned from the case. Yet we have the nerve and temerity to claim to be a compassionate and caring society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did it with a certain amount of temerity but it was a highly educative experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do feel perhaps that his temerity in treading on some sacred preserves may have earned him the rebukes which we have heard so constantly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If countries have the temerity, or are so delinquent or remiss, as to import food from outside, they will be fined—penalised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With perseverance and temerity, she obtained a copy of the application from the bank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a free society, a retired headmaster was described as disgusting and intimidating because he had had the temerity to distribute some leaflets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This, these people have the temerity to call administrative convenience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I apologise for having the temerity to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But then she had the temerity to have children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had the temerity to suggest that, unless those two companies got together, neither would survive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had the temerity to raise this matter only because of my 12 to 15 years' experience of working in this sphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do those who have knowledge of this kind of industry have the temerity to assume such a smooth production run? 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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