Word · Frequency #18780
Fully loadedaudacity
大胆；无畏
fearless daring; boldness
- 1.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
无礼的胆大妄为,尤指轻率或不合常规时。
- 2.
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
无畏、勇敢或大胆,尤其带有对个人安全、传统思想或其他限制的漠视。
放肆；厚脸皮；无礼的胆大妄为,尤指轻率或不合常规时。；无畏、勇敢或大胆,尤其带有对个人安全、传统思想或其他限制的漠视。；大胆；厚颜无耻
In use
With incredible audacity, the young sailor crossed the ocean alone.
Her audacity in challenging the old rules impressed even her critics.
It takes audacity to publicly admit a serious mistake.
have the audacity to do sth
此义侧重“厚颜无耻”，多用于指责某人做出不当或冒犯的事。
He had the audacity to question the manager's decision in front of everyone.
他竟敢在大家面前质疑经理的决定。
do sth with audacity
此处 audacity 意为“大胆”，含褒义，表示勇敢自信。
She answered the question with audacity.
她大胆地回答了问题。
show audacity in doing sth
通常用来称赞某人的勇气，语义接近“勇敢”。
Connections
Collocations
- have the audacity to do something
- 胆敢做某事；竟有脸做某事
- He had the audacity to blame me for his own mistakes.他竟有脸把自己的错误归咎于我。
- sheer audacity
- 十足的放肆；极度的胆大妄为
- The sheer audacity of the lie left everyone speechless.这个谎言无耻至极，让所有人都哑口无言。
- act with audacity
- 大胆行事；勇敢地行动
- To break new ground, scientists must often act with audacity.要开辟新天地，科学家们常常必须大胆行动。
- the audacity of hope
- 无畏的希望；敢于抱持希望的胆识
- The movement was driven by the audacity of hope.这场运动由无畏的希望所推动。
Idioms & figurative uses
- have the audacity to do something
- 竟然有胆量做某事；厚颜无耻地做某事He had the audacity to ask for a raise right after criticizing the company.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：audacity 像‘奥黛西’，一个大胆无畏、甚至厚脸皮的人；大胆到敢做任何事。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing and journalism、everyday conversation and criticism audacity 有两种常见用法：表示“大胆、无畏”时多用于正式或文学语境；表示“放肆、厚脸皮”时常见于日常口语批评。具体含义需依上下文判断，因此语域较难一概而论，正式与非正式场合都会出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
audacity 读作 /ɒ:'dæsiti/。所列 -acity 词（capacity、tenacity、veracity、sagacity、rapacity）与其押韵：重读音节均为 /æsɪti/。注意 -ocity 结尾的拼写近似词如 atrocity、ferocity、velocity 重读元音是 /ɒ/，发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.