brazen
英 ['bre?z(?)n]
美 ['brezn]
- adj. 厚顏無恥的；黃銅制的
- vt. 使變得無恥；厚臉皮地做
助記提示
brassy厚臉皮的。
brazen厚臉皮的。
中文詞源
brazen 厚顏無恥的同brass, 黃銅。原指黃銅色，看不出臉紅的人。
英文詞源
- brazen (adj.)
- Old English br?sen "of brass," from br?s "brass" (see brass) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is 1570s (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see brass). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1550s.
雙語例句
- 1. They're quite brazen about their bisexuality, it doesn't worry them.
- 他們在自己的雙性戀問題上無所顧忌，毫不為意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She had become brazen about the whole affair.
- 她對整件事已經不感到羞恥了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.
- 那無恥的女子沖著給她判刑的法官高聲大笑.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.
- 有的人不愿承認失敗,而是寧肯厚著臉皮干下去.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. They showed a brazen disregard for her privacy.
- 他們明目張膽地無視她的隱私權.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》