| 单词 | flagrant |
| 释义 | flagrant (once / 2048 pages) adj Something flagrant is bad — so bad you can't ignore it. A flagrant foul in sports might send you to the bench, and a flagrant violation of the law might send you to the slammer. The current meaning of the adjective flagrant — "obviously offensive or disgraceful" — is thought to derive from the Latin legal term in flagrante delicto, which literally meant "with fire still blazing" and is used figuratively to describe a situation in which the criminal is caught red handed. Aside from a flagrant abuse of the law, the word can also be used to describe anything that is obviously bad — like flagrant bad taste or flagrant abuse of the rules of grammar. WORD FAMILYflagrant: flagranter, flagrantly USAGE EXAMPLESPretending cyberspace is a different universe, populated by people who matter less, is a misnomer and a flagrant abandonment of our individual responsibility. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) For his part, Matthews wasn't pleased with the number of technical and flagrant fouls on the night. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) There were also two flagrant fouls, both against Dallas. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible flagrant violation of human rights Syn crying, egregious, glaring, gross, rank conspicuous obvious to the eye or mind |
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