Word · Frequency #19563
brazen
肆无忌惮的；厚颜无耻的
Unrestrained by convention or propriety; shamelessly bold or impudent.
常形容令人震惊或冒犯的言行
- 1.
Brass-like in appearance or character; bright, ruddy, hard.
外观或特性像黄铜；明亮、红润、坚硬。
- 2.
Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
声音刺耳而响亮,像铜钹或铜乐器。
- 3.
unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
不受传统或礼仪约束的
- 4.
Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash.
无耻或放肆；令人震惊或大胆；鲁莽。
- 5.
made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
由黄铜制成或类似黄铜的(如颜色或硬度)
黄铜制的；似黄铜的；（声音）刺耳而响亮的；外观或特性像黄铜；明亮、红润、坚硬。；声音刺耳而响亮,像铜钹或铜乐器。；不受传统或礼仪约束的
In use
She gave a brazen lie to the teacher about not having homework.
The brazen thief stole the diamond right in front of the security guard.
His brazen attempt to copy the exam answers shocked everyone.
brazen arrogance
be brazen
She is so brazen that she never apologizes.
她厚颜无耻到从不道歉。
be brazen in doing sth
He was brazen in his attempt to cheat the system.
他厚颜无耻地试图欺骗系统。
brazen enough to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- brazen lie
- 厚颜无耻的谎言
- He told a brazen lie to the committee.他对委员会撒了一个厚颜无耻的谎。
- brazen disregard
- 公然漠视
- The company showed brazen disregard for safety regulations.该公司对安全规定表现出公然的漠视。
- brazen attempt
- 公然企图，厚颜无耻的尝试
- It was a brazen attempt to rig the election.这是一次公然操纵选举的企图。
- brazen thief
- 胆大妄为的窃贼
- The brazen thief broke in through the front door.那个胆大妄为的窃贼从前门破门而入。
- brazen hypocrisy
- 厚颜无耻的虚伪
- Her brazen hypocrisy made even her supporters uncomfortable.她厚颜无耻的虚伪令即使她的支持者也感到不安。
- brazen defiance
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：脸皮厚如黄铜，brazen即厚颜无耻。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：public discourse、media commentary、daily criticism “brazen”作为形容词表示“厚颜无耻的”，通常用于正式或半正式语境，如演讲、新闻报道或文学作品中，描述某人或行为的大胆和无耻。在日常口语中使用较少，带有较强负面评价色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'raisin' and 'blazon' rhyme with 'brazen' because they share the same stressed vowel and ending sound. Be cautious with lookalikes that may not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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