| 单词 | audacious |
| 释义 | audacious From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaudaciousau‧da‧cious /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs $ ɒː-/ adjectiveBRAVEshowing great courage or confidence in a way that is impressive or slightly shockingthe risks involved in such an audacious operation —audaciously adverbExamples from the Corpusaudacious• His plan was audacious, and could have come only from a man combining cunning with iron determination.• It makes it less audacious and less entertaining than the Eye, of course, except for the literary and dramatic reviews.• Why, I will be asked, did women form this audacious avant-garde?• It did so with a stunning range of creativity and a solidly audacious grace.• a brilliant, audacious play• In 1996, President Clinton made an equally audacious promise.• It was a breathtakingly audacious solution to an intractable problem, and the results were to be breathtaking as well.• Their imaginations are eager to go rather more than half-way to meet the audacious writer.Origin audacious (1500-1600) French audacieux, from audace “audacity”, from Latin audax “brave”, from audere “to dare” |
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