temerity

英 [təˈmerəti] 美 [təˈmerəti]

n.  鲁莽; 冒失; 蛮勇

GRE

BNC.19596 / COCA.26148



牛津词典

noun

  1. 鲁莽;冒失;蛮勇
    extremely confident behaviour that people are likely to consider rude
    1. He had the temerity to call me a liar!
      他竟敢说我撒谎!

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 鲁莽;冒失;无礼
    If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect.
    1. He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions.
      他竟然敢搬出马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆·艾克斯的名字来为自己的行为辩解。
    2. ...'difficult' patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors' decisions.
      胆敢不遵医嘱的“难缠”病人

双语例句

  1. He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions.
    他竟然敢搬出马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆·艾克斯的名字来为自己的行为辩解。
  2. Many of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes, or fled into exile, because they had the temerity to think independently of their government.
    我的很多同事以前都是政治犯,因为他们敢于批判政府,有自己的想法,所以被赶出家门,或被放逐海外。
  3. No one would ever have the temerity to think of Gerald O'Hara as a ridiculous little figure.
    谁也没有胆量把杰拉尔德当作可笑的矮个儿看待。
  4. I have no doubt that your father will settle his hash for him if he has the temerity to follow you home!
    你父亲不会让他再找麻烦的,这点我不怀疑,即使他鲁莽地跟着你回家!
  5. Once," if a student or faculty member had the temerity to bring a grievance to court, is was likely to be bounced out in short order. "
    忆往昔,“如果学生或教工鲁莽行事,起诉到法庭,案件可能很快就会驳回。”
  6. He had the temerity to suggest I resign.
    他胆敢提议我辞职。
  7. He had the temerity of asking for higher wages after only three days'work.
    仅仅工作了三天,他就冒失地要更高的工资。
  8. Instead, Congress is currently waving the financial big stick in the wrong direction, at the Palestinians – for having the temerity to pursue their UN bid in September.
    而现实情况恰恰相反&美国国会目前的财政大棒挥错了方向,指向了冒失地谋求联合国在9月份承认其建国的巴勒斯坦人。
  9. She wondered how she'd had the temerity to stand up to him that morning.
    她不知道那天早上自己怎么竟会冒冒失失地顶撞他。
  10. Tins took some temerity, but it was fruitless.
    这件事做得有点莽撞,但结果还是无用。
  11. He had the temerity to suggest that a few changes might be needed.
    他竟冒冒失失地提出可能需要做一些修改。
  12. None of us have the temerity to visit the President and tell him what to do, not even me in the role of captain.
    没有人直接去找主席告诉他该做什么,即使我是队长我也不会这么做。
  13. A few of the ladies had the temerity to call, but were not received, and th4 only sign of life about the place was the Negro man-a young man then& going in and out with a market basket.
    有少数几位妇女竟冒冒失失地去访问过她,但都吃了闭门羹。她居处周围唯一的生命迹象就是那个黑人男子拎着一个篮子出出进进,当年他还是个青年。
  14. He had the temerity to tell me that smoking was bad for me when I know that he smokes himself.
    他竟然告诉我吸烟对我有害,而我知道他自己也吸烟。
  15. What temerity! The theater is a temple of art.
    多么野蛮!剧院是艺术的圣殿。
  16. They marveled at his temerity.
    她们对他的轻率鲁莽感到惊异。
  17. Then she had the temerity to ask me to pay for it.
    她很冒失地让我付钱。
  18. Conducting the premiere of a symphony without a rehearsal requires temerity.
    不排练而直接指挥一部交响乐的首次公演是鲁莽的。
  19. And who in China would have the temerity to arrange such an encounter?
    中国又有谁能够如此胆大妄为地安排这种会见呢?
  20. Last June, McCain adviser Charlie black was reprimanded for having the temerity to point out that the intrusion of a terrorist event into the campaign would "certainly be a big advantage" for Mr McCain.
    去年6月,麦凯恩的顾问查理布莱克(charlieblack)冒失地指出如果在大选期间发生恐怖分子袭击事件,对麦凯恩来说“必将非常有利”,因此遭受训斥。
  21. A king of Thessaly whom Zeus punished for his temerity in seeking hera's love by having him bound to a perpetually revolving wheel in hades.
    伊克西翁拉庇泰王,他因莽撞地追求天后赫拉的爱,而被宙斯缚在地狱永不停转的车轮上受罚。
  22. Instead the French president's language betrays temerity.
    相反,这位法国总统的言语表露出他的鲁莽。

英英释义

noun

  1. fearless daring

      Synonym:    audacityaudaciousness