temerity
音标发音
- 英式音标 [təˈmer.ə.ti]
- 美式音标 [təˈmer.ə.t̬i]
- 国际音标 [ti'merəti, tə-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 鲁莽，冒失；蛮勇
词根记忆
- tem(黑暗的) + er + ity→摸黑行动→鲁莽，大胆
- 来自temer(轻率) + ity→轻率→鲁莽
英汉例句
- He had the temerity to ask for higher wages after only a day's work.
只工作了一天,他就蛮不讲理地要求增加工资. - 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。 - Tins took some temerity, but it was fruitless.
这件事做得有点莽撞, 但结果还是无用. - He had the temerity to call me a liar!
他竟敢说我撒谎！ - 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。
词组短语
- temerity y 鲁莽
- temerity circumspection 鲁莽
- temerity pusillanimity 大胆;蛮勇;胆怯断
- forwardness temerity 卤莽
- synonyms see TEMERITY timorous 胆小的
短语
英英字典
- a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people
- 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.