audacity
翻譯
大膽, 魯莽, 厚顏無恥
例句
He had the audacity to ask for a pay rise.
他竟有臉要求加薪。
Her audacity on the battlefield was legendary.
她在戰場上的大膽是傳奇性的。
文法模式
((to-inf)) 竟有膽量做某事 He had the audacity to ask for a pay rise.
近義詞
同義詞:boldness, nerve, impudence;反義詞:timidity, cowardice
詞源
源自拉丁語「audax」(大膽的)。後綴「-ity」構成名詞,表示一種品質。
記憶技巧
想像一個「audacious」(大膽的)的人。Audacity 就是他們擁有的品質。