effrontery

effrontery

英 [ɪ'frʌnt(ə)rɪ]
　　美 [ɪ'frʌntrɪ]

n. 厚顏無恥

中文詞源：

effrontery 厚顏無恥的行為

ef-, 向外。-front, 前面，臉面。即不要臉的。

例句：

1. He had the effrontery to say I was lying.
他竟敢說我撒謊.

2. This is a despicable fraud . Just imagine that he has the effrontery to say it.
這是一個可恥的騙局. 他竟然有臉說這樣的話.

3. One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of the man.
那人十足的厚顏無恥讓人們吃驚得無話可說。

4. He was so amazed at their effrontery that he stutters in confusion.
他對他們的粗暴無禮感到非常吃驚,竟然結結巴巴,不知所措.

5. In the Imperial Japanese Fleet it was suicidal effrontery.
在日本帝國艦隊中,這是自殺性的膽大妄為.