Definition of audacity in English:

audacity

noun ɔːˈdasɪtiɔˈdæsədi

mass noun

1A willingness to take bold risks.
无畏；大胆
he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan
听到这个大胆的计划他吹了一声口哨。
Example sentencesExamples
- Like her books, her life story must be read in a historical context to appreciate its richness, its disregard for convention, its audacity.
- He scored four times and thrilled the footballing world with his audacity, his fearlessness, his youth.
- What gripped you most as you watched him was his sheer audacity.
- The freshness of the form in both plays is more than matched by the daring freshness and audacity of the content.
- I have seen swallows do this and I marvel at their audacity.
- The sheer audacity and scope of the Manhattan Project remain impressive today.
- Only now has the sheer scale and audacity of the operation become clear.
- The final play of rugby was breathtaking in its audacity.
- The terrorist acts that day were breathtaking in their murderous audacity.
- Then he burst out laughing, and embraced the great designer, congratulating him on his audacity and courage.
- An amazing scheme - both for it's simplicity and sheer audacity.
- He came to dominate it by shrewdness, audacity and the huge force and charm of his personality.
- Just as you marvel at the ingenuity of the filmmaking, you laugh at the sheer audacity of it all.
- The reason, in his own words, is his forthrightness and audacity.
- There is no passion, no audacity and no commitment at all evidenced in this film.
- And it's ten times worse if somebody learns that I've got a website and has the sheer audacity to actually ask for the URL.
- Sometimes, you just have to step back and admire the sheer audacity of these guys.
- But the film is also notable for capturing the sheer energetic audacity of Mick Jagger's persona.
- I think the faculty was more impressed by my adventurous spirit and audacity than my celestial beauty in that performance!
- For the sheer ambition and audacity of this venture, he deserves to be congratulated.
Synonyms
boldness, daring, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck, recklessness
adventurousness, enterprise, dynamism, spirit, mettle, confidence
informal guts, gutsiness, spunk, grit
British informal bottle, ballsiness
North American informal moxie, cojones, sand
vulgar slang balls
rare venturousness, temerariousness
2Rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence.
放肆；胆大妄为
she had the audacity to suggest I'd been carrying on with him
她竟敢暗示我跟他关系暧昧。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was annoyed at my audacity, but at least he was honest.
- While she was being tried, she had the audacity to laugh at questions presented to her.
- That he had the audacity to dictate what American adults could and could not see was sickening.
- She then had the audacity to allege that I had exaggerated the truth in order to win a government grant of 750,000 to improve road safety.
- Once again he was lambasted and mocked when he had the audacity to put forward a logical explanation.
- The boy had the audacity to lie to him, straight in his face for a second time.
- She spoke with disdain in her voice and openly insulted him, then had the audacity to look pleased with herself.
- But Dan had had the audacity to simply wander into my life and rearrange it to suit him, and what he wanted.
- They couldn't believe that Josh had the audacity to say that in front of the boss, but he didn't care.
- He had the audacity to laugh in her face, as if she was still a child.
- It'd been a while since someone had the audacity to yell at him like that.
- First she betrayed him, then she had the audacity to show up and rescue him.
- This idiot and his team of oafs had the audacity to patronize and laugh at Eugene last night.
- I can't believe that person actually had the audacity to say something like that.
- One of the bars even had the audacity to display a trading certificate in the place where the licence should have been placed.
- The sheer audacity and disdain for privacy and civil liberties was amazing.
- I couldn't believe this guy had the audacity to do something like this in the middle of the day!
- And some little pipsqueak of a lawyer somewhere has had the audacity to question this award.
- Stacey later told police he had no recollection of how he came by the injury and he could not believe their audacity in arresting him.
- Some of the women were indignant that I had the audacity to go on to their patch - it was their territory and I was seen as the intruder.
Synonyms
impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, cheek, cheekiness, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, rudeness, effrontery, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, pertness, defiance, boldness, temerity
informal brass, brass neck, neck, face, cockiness
British informal sauce
Scottish informal snash
North American informal sass, sassiness, nerviness, chutzpah
informal, dated hide
British informal, dated crust
archaic malapertness
rare procacity, assumption

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- 'bold' (see audacious).

Rhymes

capacity, fugacity, loquacity, mendacity, opacity, perspicacity, pertinacity, pugnacity, rapacity, sagacity, sequacity, tenacity, veracity, vivacity, voracity

Definition of audacity in US English:

audacity

nounɔˈdæsədiôˈdasədē

1A willingness to take bold risks.
无畏；大胆
her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no passion, no audacity and no commitment at all evidenced in this film.
- The final play of rugby was breathtaking in its audacity.
- He came to dominate it by shrewdness, audacity and the huge force and charm of his personality.
- And it's ten times worse if somebody learns that I've got a website and has the sheer audacity to actually ask for the URL.
- Only now has the sheer scale and audacity of the operation become clear.
- The terrorist acts that day were breathtaking in their murderous audacity.
- I think the faculty was more impressed by my adventurous spirit and audacity than my celestial beauty in that performance!
- The sheer audacity and scope of the Manhattan Project remain impressive today.
- But the film is also notable for capturing the sheer energetic audacity of Mick Jagger's persona.
- What gripped you most as you watched him was his sheer audacity.
- For the sheer ambition and audacity of this venture, he deserves to be congratulated.
- The reason, in his own words, is his forthrightness and audacity.
- An amazing scheme - both for it's simplicity and sheer audacity.
- I have seen swallows do this and I marvel at their audacity.
- The freshness of the form in both plays is more than matched by the daring freshness and audacity of the content.
- Just as you marvel at the ingenuity of the filmmaking, you laugh at the sheer audacity of it all.
- Sometimes, you just have to step back and admire the sheer audacity of these guys.
- Like her books, her life story must be read in a historical context to appreciate its richness, its disregard for convention, its audacity.
- Then he burst out laughing, and embraced the great designer, congratulating him on his audacity and courage.
- He scored four times and thrilled the footballing world with his audacity, his fearlessness, his youth.
Synonyms
boldness, daring, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck, recklessness
2Rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence.
放肆；胆大妄为
she had the audacity to pick up the receiver and ask me to hang up
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the bars even had the audacity to display a trading certificate in the place where the licence should have been placed.
- Some of the women were indignant that I had the audacity to go on to their patch - it was their territory and I was seen as the intruder.
- I can't believe that person actually had the audacity to say something like that.
- And some little pipsqueak of a lawyer somewhere has had the audacity to question this award.
- It'd been a while since someone had the audacity to yell at him like that.
- Once again he was lambasted and mocked when he had the audacity to put forward a logical explanation.
- They couldn't believe that Josh had the audacity to say that in front of the boss, but he didn't care.
- First she betrayed him, then she had the audacity to show up and rescue him.
- The sheer audacity and disdain for privacy and civil liberties was amazing.
- The boy had the audacity to lie to him, straight in his face for a second time.
- While she was being tried, she had the audacity to laugh at questions presented to her.
- That he had the audacity to dictate what American adults could and could not see was sickening.
- He had the audacity to laugh in her face, as if she was still a child.
- I couldn't believe this guy had the audacity to do something like this in the middle of the day!
- She then had the audacity to allege that I had exaggerated the truth in order to win a government grant of 750,000 to improve road safety.
- This idiot and his team of oafs had the audacity to patronize and laugh at Eugene last night.
- He was annoyed at my audacity, but at least he was honest.
- But Dan had had the audacity to simply wander into my life and rearrange it to suit him, and what he wanted.
- She spoke with disdain in her voice and openly insulted him, then had the audacity to look pleased with herself.
- Stacey later told police he had no recollection of how he came by the injury and he could not believe their audacity in arresting him.
Synonyms
impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, cheek, cheekiness, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, rudeness, effrontery, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, pertness, defiance, boldness, temerity

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- ‘bold’ (see audacious).

词汇	audacity
释义	Definition of audacity in English: audacity noun ɔːˈdasɪtiɔˈdæsədi mass noun 1A willingness to take bold risks. 无畏；大胆 he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan 听到这个大胆的计划他吹了一声口哨。 Example sentencesExamples Like her books, her life story must be read in a historical context to appreciate its richness, its disregard for convention, its audacity. He scored four times and thrilled the footballing world with his audacity, his fearlessness, his youth. What gripped you most as you watched him was his sheer audacity. The freshness of the form in both plays is more than matched by the daring freshness and audacity of the content. I have seen swallows do this and I marvel at their audacity. The sheer audacity and scope of the Manhattan Project remain impressive today. Only now has the sheer scale and audacity of the operation become clear. The final play of rugby was breathtaking in its audacity. The terrorist acts that day were breathtaking in their murderous audacity. Then he burst out laughing, and embraced the great designer, congratulating him on his audacity and courage. An amazing scheme - both for it's simplicity and sheer audacity. He came to dominate it by shrewdness, audacity and the huge force and charm of his personality. Just as you marvel at the ingenuity of the filmmaking, you laugh at the sheer audacity of it all. The reason, in his own words, is his forthrightness and audacity. There is no passion, no audacity and no commitment at all evidenced in this film. And it's ten times worse if somebody learns that I've got a website and has the sheer audacity to actually ask for the URL. Sometimes, you just have to step back and admire the sheer audacity of these guys. But the film is also notable for capturing the sheer energetic audacity of Mick Jagger's persona. I think the faculty was more impressed by my adventurous spirit and audacity than my celestial beauty in that performance! For the sheer ambition and audacity of this venture, he deserves to be congratulated. Synonyms boldness, daring, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck, recklessness adventurousness, enterprise, dynamism, spirit, mettle, confidence informal guts, gutsiness, spunk, grit British informal bottle, ballsiness North American informal moxie, cojones, sand vulgar slang balls rare venturousness, temerariousness 2Rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence. 放肆；胆大妄为 she had the audacity to suggest I'd been carrying on with him 她竟敢暗示我跟他关系暧昧。 Example sentencesExamples He was annoyed at my audacity, but at least he was honest. While she was being tried, she had the audacity to laugh at questions presented to her. That he had the audacity to dictate what American adults could and could not see was sickening. She then had the audacity to allege that I had exaggerated the truth in order to win a government grant of 750,000 to improve road safety. Once again he was lambasted and mocked when he had the audacity to put forward a logical explanation. The boy had the audacity to lie to him, straight in his face for a second time. She spoke with disdain in her voice and openly insulted him, then had the audacity to look pleased with herself. But Dan had had the audacity to simply wander into my life and rearrange it to suit him, and what he wanted. They couldn't believe that Josh had the audacity to say that in front of the boss, but he didn't care. He had the audacity to laugh in her face, as if she was still a child. It'd been a while since someone had the audacity to yell at him like that. First she betrayed him, then she had the audacity to show up and rescue him. This idiot and his team of oafs had the audacity to patronize and laugh at Eugene last night. I can't believe that person actually had the audacity to say something like that. One of the bars even had the audacity to display a trading certificate in the place where the licence should have been placed. The sheer audacity and disdain for privacy and civil liberties was amazing. I couldn't believe this guy had the audacity to do something like this in the middle of the day! And some little pipsqueak of a lawyer somewhere has had the audacity to question this award. Stacey later told police he had no recollection of how he came by the injury and he could not believe their audacity in arresting him. Some of the women were indignant that I had the audacity to go on to their patch - it was their territory and I was seen as the intruder. Synonyms impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, cheek, cheekiness, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, rudeness, effrontery, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, pertness, defiance, boldness, temerity informal brass, brass neck, neck, face, cockiness British informal sauce Scottish informal snash North American informal sass, sassiness, nerviness, chutzpah informal, dated hide British informal, dated crust archaic malapertness rare procacity, assumption Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- 'bold' (see audacious). Rhymes capacity, fugacity, loquacity, mendacity, opacity, perspicacity, pertinacity, pugnacity, rapacity, sagacity, sequacity, tenacity, veracity, vivacity, voracity Definition of audacity in US English: audacity nounɔˈdæsədiôˈdasədē 1A willingness to take bold risks. 无畏；大胆 her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency Example sentencesExamples There is no passion, no audacity and no commitment at all evidenced in this film. The final play of rugby was breathtaking in its audacity. He came to dominate it by shrewdness, audacity and the huge force and charm of his personality. And it's ten times worse if somebody learns that I've got a website and has the sheer audacity to actually ask for the URL. Only now has the sheer scale and audacity of the operation become clear. The terrorist acts that day were breathtaking in their murderous audacity. I think the faculty was more impressed by my adventurous spirit and audacity than my celestial beauty in that performance! The sheer audacity and scope of the Manhattan Project remain impressive today. But the film is also notable for capturing the sheer energetic audacity of Mick Jagger's persona. What gripped you most as you watched him was his sheer audacity. For the sheer ambition and audacity of this venture, he deserves to be congratulated. The reason, in his own words, is his forthrightness and audacity. An amazing scheme - both for it's simplicity and sheer audacity. I have seen swallows do this and I marvel at their audacity. The freshness of the form in both plays is more than matched by the daring freshness and audacity of the content. Just as you marvel at the ingenuity of the filmmaking, you laugh at the sheer audacity of it all. Sometimes, you just have to step back and admire the sheer audacity of these guys. Like her books, her life story must be read in a historical context to appreciate its richness, its disregard for convention, its audacity. Then he burst out laughing, and embraced the great designer, congratulating him on his audacity and courage. He scored four times and thrilled the footballing world with his audacity, his fearlessness, his youth. Synonyms boldness, daring, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck, recklessness 2Rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence. 放肆；胆大妄为 she had the audacity to pick up the receiver and ask me to hang up Example sentencesExamples One of the bars even had the audacity to display a trading certificate in the place where the licence should have been placed. Some of the women were indignant that I had the audacity to go on to their patch - it was their territory and I was seen as the intruder. I can't believe that person actually had the audacity to say something like that. And some little pipsqueak of a lawyer somewhere has had the audacity to question this award. It'd been a while since someone had the audacity to yell at him like that. Once again he was lambasted and mocked when he had the audacity to put forward a logical explanation. They couldn't believe that Josh had the audacity to say that in front of the boss, but he didn't care. First she betrayed him, then she had the audacity to show up and rescue him. The sheer audacity and disdain for privacy and civil liberties was amazing. The boy had the audacity to lie to him, straight in his face for a second time. While she was being tried, she had the audacity to laugh at questions presented to her. That he had the audacity to dictate what American adults could and could not see was sickening. He had the audacity to laugh in her face, as if she was still a child. I couldn't believe this guy had the audacity to do something like this in the middle of the day! She then had the audacity to allege that I had exaggerated the truth in order to win a government grant of 750,000 to improve road safety. This idiot and his team of oafs had the audacity to patronize and laugh at Eugene last night. He was annoyed at my audacity, but at least he was honest. But Dan had had the audacity to simply wander into my life and rearrange it to suit him, and what he wanted. She spoke with disdain in her voice and openly insulted him, then had the audacity to look pleased with herself. Stacey later told police he had no recollection of how he came by the injury and he could not believe their audacity in arresting him. Synonyms impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, cheek, cheekiness, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, rudeness, effrontery, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, pertness, defiance, boldness, temerity Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- ‘bold’ (see audacious).
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