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Brazen

“Brazen”是一个形容词,表示厚颜无耻的、大胆的,用来描述公然、不加掩饰或不尊重常规的行为。这个词强调公然和大胆的性质。

  1. Her brazen lie was obvious to everyone. (她厚颜无耻的谎言对每个人都很明显。)
  2. The brazen theft happened in broad daylight. (厚颜无耻的盗窃发生在光天化日之下。)
  3. His brazen attitude got him into trouble. (他厚颜无耻的态度给他带来了麻烦。)

“Brazen”来自古英语 “bræsen”(黄铜的),引申为”像黄铜一样坚硬、大胆的”。

“Brazen”是一个完整的单词,来自古英语,没有明显的英语词缀。

“Brazen”常用于描述公然、大胆的行为,在正式和日常语境中经常使用。

  • 副词形式:brazenly(厚颜无耻地)

可以将 “brazen” 与 “brass”(黄铜)联系起来,想象”像黄铜一样坚硬、大胆的”。

When my classmate was caught cheating and didn’t even try to deny it, I was shocked by his brazen behavior. He acted like it was no big deal, even though he could have been expelled. Some people have no shame.

当我同学被抓到作弊甚至没有试图否认时,我对他厚颜无耻的行为感到震惊。他表现得好像没什么大不了的,即使他可能被开除。有些人没有羞耻心。