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单词 chutzpah
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Definition of chutzpah in English:

chutzpah

noun ˈxʊtspəˈhʊtspə
mass nouninformal
  • Extreme self-confidence or audacity (usually used approvingly)

    love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This college has the sheer chutzpah to name their graduate school after Cambridge!
    • The action keeps on coming, making up for some poor digital effects with good choreography and plenty of chutzpah.
    • Please spare us any more of your bad manners, chutzpah, irony and hypocrisy!
    • What it lacks in status and history, however, Croydon more than makes up for in sheer chutzpah, at least if its charismatic mayor is anything to go by.
    • His conference speech last year was breathtaking in its chutzpah and ill-concealed ambition.
    • But chutzpah seems to be an indispensable part of the country's diplomatic culture.
    • Their courage and chutzpah turned a local story into an international media phenomenon and inspired millions of women worldwide.
    • Even by the cynical standards of our dishonest political system, this is world-class chutzpah.
    • It has some merit as a display of chutzpah, but that is it.
    • The author may not have much of an argument, but you've got to admit he's got chutzpah.
    • The Byre Theatre returned with a proposal to demolish the building and start again and was awarded £3.4m for its chutzpah.
    • It takes enormous chutzpah to write, direct and mount your own show, and to do such a thing at the age of 14 is no small feat.
    • Charmed by his chutzpah and mile-wide smile, she gave him her number.
    • Like the target audience, this film is young, dumb, and full of chutzpah.
    • Ruby was so successful because she was brilliant, very hard working, and had a lot of chutzpah.
    • The group's sheer chutzpah is so persuasive you're entertained all the way.
    • Her chutzpah paid off and, after the wrap party, she headed for London and started applying for jobs as a producer.
    • The ex-politician's chutzpah has not been diminished by his incarceration.
    • Not a lot of men on this planet look good in lime green, but you've got to admire the his chutzpah.
    • Perhaps it was not a case of misguided chutzpah after all.
    Synonyms
    impertinence, impudence, cheek, cheekiness, bad manners, ill-manneredness, unmannerliness, rudeness, impoliteness, incivility, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespect, insubordination, contempt

Origin

Late 19th century: Yiddish, from Aramaic ḥu ṣpā.

Definition of chutzpah in US English:

chutzpah

(also chutzpa, hutzpa, hutzpah)
noun
informal
  • Shameless audacity; impudence.

    〈非正式〉肆无忌惮;厚脸皮,厚颜无耻

    love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ex-politician's chutzpah has not been diminished by his incarceration.
    • But chutzpah seems to be an indispensable part of the country's diplomatic culture.
    • Not a lot of men on this planet look good in lime green, but you've got to admire the his chutzpah.
    • The group's sheer chutzpah is so persuasive you're entertained all the way.
    • Her chutzpah paid off and, after the wrap party, she headed for London and started applying for jobs as a producer.
    • Their courage and chutzpah turned a local story into an international media phenomenon and inspired millions of women worldwide.
    • Ruby was so successful because she was brilliant, very hard working, and had a lot of chutzpah.
    • Charmed by his chutzpah and mile-wide smile, she gave him her number.
    • Like the target audience, this film is young, dumb, and full of chutzpah.
    • The Byre Theatre returned with a proposal to demolish the building and start again and was awarded £3.4m for its chutzpah.
    • What it lacks in status and history, however, Croydon more than makes up for in sheer chutzpah, at least if its charismatic mayor is anything to go by.
    • The author may not have much of an argument, but you've got to admit he's got chutzpah.
    • This college has the sheer chutzpah to name their graduate school after Cambridge!
    • The action keeps on coming, making up for some poor digital effects with good choreography and plenty of chutzpah.
    • Please spare us any more of your bad manners, chutzpah, irony and hypocrisy!
    • Even by the cynical standards of our dishonest political system, this is world-class chutzpah.
    • His conference speech last year was breathtaking in its chutzpah and ill-concealed ambition.
    • It takes enormous chutzpah to write, direct and mount your own show, and to do such a thing at the age of 14 is no small feat.
    • Perhaps it was not a case of misguided chutzpah after all.
    • It has some merit as a display of chutzpah, but that is it.
    Synonyms
    impertinence, impudence, cheek, cheekiness, bad manners, ill-manneredness, unmannerliness, rudeness, impoliteness, incivility, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespect, insubordination, contempt

Origin

Late 19th century: Yiddish, from Aramaic ḥu ṣpā.

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