N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN to-infinitive] 鲁莽;冒失;无礼 If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect. 鲁莽;冒失;无礼 [disapproval]
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He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions.
他竟然敢搬出马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆·艾克斯的名字来为自己的行为辩解。
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...'difficult' patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors' decisions.
胆敢不遵医嘱的“难缠”病人
SYN audacity, nerve [informal] , cheek, gall [informal]
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