figurative. ‘to harden to impudence’ (Johnson). Cf. brazen-faced, adj. a; but some view this as a sense of braze, v.2, taken as = harden in the fire.
| 单词 | θ138418 |
| 释义 | the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > treat impudently [verb (transitive)] > make shameless (4) braze1608 figurative. ‘to harden to impudence’ (Johnson). Cf. brazen-faced, adj. a; but some view this as a sense of braze, v.2, taken as = harden in the fire. depudorate1678 transitive. To deprive of shame, make shameless. brass1859 figurative. To cover with effrontery. to brass it (colloquial): to put on a face of brass, to behave with effrontery. Subcategories:— surpass in shamelessness (1) |
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