chutzpah

noun

1. 无所顾忌；敢作敢为
   behaviour, or a person's attitude, that is rude or shocking but so confident that people may feel forced to admire it

in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 chutzpa


1. N-UNCOUNT 胆大;无所顾忌;敢作敢为
   If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
   1. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory.
      爱因斯坦敢于抛弃常识和长期公认的理论。

1. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory.
   爱因斯坦敢于抛弃常识和长期公认的理论。
2. To try to create an equivalence with so-called essential patents at least one of which dates back to the age of the pager that Motorola promised at the time to share fairly with all comers may be the modern definition of chutzpah.
   因为这些专利中至少有一项可以回溯到寻呼机时代，而且彼时摩托罗拉曾庄严承诺，要与所有行业同仁公平分享这些专利。
3. I also want to point out the irony of speaking to graduates of an institution that would have rejected me, had I the chutzpah to apply.
   我还要指出一点，向哈佛毕业生发表演说，对我来说是有讽刺意味的，因为如果当年我斗胆向哈佛大学递交入学申请，一定会被拒绝。
4. Usually talent agents start with nothing except their wits and chutzpah.
   经纪人起步时通常什么都没有，有的只是自己的智慧和胆识。
5. Demerit point system [ licensed food premises] He takes the cake for chutzpah!
   违例扣分制度〔持牌食肆〕他的放肆真是超人一等。
6. You need to show chutzpah without being annoying.
   你应该表现的厚脸皮一点，但不要让人厌烦。
7. Such chutzpah seems to be the key to Mr.
   这种大胆妄为正是廖先生成功的关键。
8. The tasks will test their intelligence, chutzpah and street-smarts.
   这些任务将考验他们的智慧，胆大和街头聪慧。
9. There's no doubt that his his luck, innovation and chutzpah have been a valuable addition to Virgin Media, she adds.
   恩德斯强调：毫无疑问，他的运气、创新和放肆对VirginMedia来说是一个有价值的补充。
10. Traditional Jewish chutzpah is of course an integral part of the Israeli identity.
    传统的犹太人太放肆当然是不可分割的一部分，以色列的身份。
11. The man murdered his father and mother, but at his trial he had the chutzpah to tell the judge that he shouldn't be sent to prison because his parents were dead and he was an orphan.
    这人谋害了他的父母，但是在审判中他竟然恬不知耻地对法官说，他不该坐牢，因为他父母双亡，是个孤儿。
12. IF THERE were an Oscar for chutzpah, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be a shoo-in.
    如果厚颜无耻也有奥斯卡，那非伊朗总统穆罕默德·艾哈迈迪·内贾德莫属。
13. They've got chutzpah for doing this.
    他们这么做可真够厚颜无耻的。
14. Some admired his chutzpah.
    有些人欣赏他的不羁。
15. Neither smiles much, although the humour is there in their architectural chutzpah.
    两个人都笑得不多，但他们的幽默在其不羁的建筑设计中一览无余。

noun

1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall

   Synonym:    chutzpahutzpah