brazen

brazen
adjective
  1. bold and without shame
    无耻的,恬不知耻的,厚颜无耻的;肆无忌惮的
    he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance.
    他厚着脸皮、信心十足地干那些不法勾当。
    a brazen hussy.
    一个厚颜无耻的荡妇。
  2. (chiefly poetic/literary)made of brass
    (主 诗/文)黄铜制的
    ■harsh in sound
    响而刺耳的
    the music's brazen chords.
    这首曲子那刺耳的和弦。
派生
brazenly
adverb
brazenness
[ˈbreɪz(ə)nnɪs]
noun
语源
  1. Old English bræsen 'made of brass', from bræs 'bras', of unknown ultimate origin
继承用法
brazen it (或 something) out
  1. endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame
    厚着脸皮硬挺
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