| 单词 | audacious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔ:'deiʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.大胆的；愚勇的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.大胆的，愚勇的( daring; fearless; brave) 【考】 audacious : trepidation / shiftless : aspiration(大胆的不会颤抖/无 雄心的不会有热望)反义词：circumspect (慎重的)；timid(胆 小的) 【记】 aud(大胆)+acious(多 …的)→大胆的 【例】 The audacious employee asked the manager for a second raise. |
| 字源 | audacious (adj.) 1540s, "confident, intrepid," from Middle French audacieux, from audace "boldness," from Latin audacia "daring, boldness, courage," from audax "brave, bold, daring," but more often "bold" in a bad sense, "audacious, rash, foolhardy," from audere "to dare, be bold." Bad sense of "shameless" is attested from 1590s in English. Related: Audaciously. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 大胆鲁莽的(常指不顾结果的大胆) = daredevil 【例】audacious behavior 无礼的行为 【记】auda鲁莽, cious多...的－鲁莽的 【类】audacious: trepidation = shiftless: aspiration = laconic: volubility大胆的不会颤抖 = 无雄心的不会有热望 = 说话简洁的不会口若悬河audacious: caution = inedible: food卤莽的不是谨慎: 不能食用的不是食物 【反】circumspect(adj 慎重周到的)『meticulous极为慎重的』; timid(adj 胆小的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】发音像Odyssey 奥德塞，古希腊作家荷马史诗。奥德赛非常大胆，著名的特洛伊城木马计就是他设计的；Odyssey是特洛伊战争结束后回家途中大胆冒险的史诗 |
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