audacious
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助記提示
1. audaci- + -ous.
2. 【記】發(fā)音象Odyssey 奧德塞，古希臘作家荷馬史詩。奧德賽非常大膽，著名的特洛伊城木馬計就是他設計的；Odyssey是特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束后回家途中大膽冒險的史詩
3. 諧音“all得瑟死”——大膽的
4. （記）au 諧音（傲）+ da 諧音“大”→傲、大→驕傲自大→大膽的
中文詞源
audacious 大膽的來自拉丁詞audeo, 勇敢。詞義貶義化。
英文詞源
- audacious (adj.)
- 1540s, "confident, intrepid," from Middle French audacieux, from audace "boldness," from Latin audacia "daring, boldness, courage," from audax "brave, bold, daring," but more often "bold" in a bad sense, "audacious, rash, foolhardy," from audere "to dare, be bold." Bad sense of "shameless" is attested from 1590s in English. Related: Audaciously.
雙語例句
- 1. Your plan of going abroad is an audacious decision.
- 你計劃出國是一項大膽的決定.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. It was audacious of him to tell me a downright lie.
- 他真有勇氣,敢向我撒了個彌天大謊.
來自《用法詞典》
- 3. He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
- 他把這項計劃說成是雄心勃勃,敢于冒險.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He was known for risky tactics that ranged from audacious to outrageous.
- 他以大膽甚至是駭人聽聞的冒險戰(zhàn)術(shù)而聞名。
來自辭典例句
- 5. She was a designing , an audacious and an unscrupulous young person.
- 她是個工于心計、輕佻放肆,不講道德的年輕女子.
來自辭典例句