Chutzpah
“Chutzpah”是一个名词,表示厚颜无耻、大胆,指大胆、厚颜无耻或肆无忌惮的行为,通常带有赞赏的含义。这个词强调大胆和肆无忌惮。
- It took chutzpah to ask for a raise. (要求加薪需要厚颜无耻。)
- Her chutzpah impressed the interviewer. (她的厚颜无耻给面试官留下了深刻印象。)
- The chutzpah of his request was amazing. (他请求的厚颜无耻令人惊叹。)
“Chutzpah”来自意第绪语 “khutspe”(厚颜无耻),来自希伯来语 “ḥuṣpâ”(厚颜无耻)。
“Chutzpah”是一个完整的单词,来自意第绪语,没有明显的英语词缀。
“Chutzpah”常用于描述大胆、厚颜无耻的行为,通常带有赞赏的含义,在非正式和日常对话中经常使用。
- 复数形式:chutzpahs
可以将 “chutzpah” 与 “audacity”(大胆)联系起来,两者都与大胆、厚颜无耻有关。
My friend has incredible chutzpah - she’ll walk into a fancy restaurant without a reservation and somehow get a table, or ask for discounts everywhere she goes. Most people would be too shy, but her confidence and boldness usually pay off. I wish I had that kind of chutzpah.
我朋友有令人难以置信的厚颜无耻——她会走进一家没有预订的豪华餐厅,不知何故得到一张桌子,或者在她去的任何地方要求折扣。大多数人会太害羞,但她的信心和大胆通常会得到回报。我希望我有那种厚颜无耻。