单词 | effrontery |
释义 | effrontery /i frun"teuh ree/, n. , pl. effronteries. 1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. 2. an act or instance of this. [1705-15; < F effronterie, equiv. to OF esfront shameless (es- EX-1 + front brow; see FRONT) + -erie -ERY] Syn. 1. impertinence, impudence, cheek. |
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