au·dac·i·ty
noun/ɔːˈdæsəti/
/ɔːˈdæsəti/
[uncountable]- behaviour that is brave but likely to shock or offend people
synonym nerve鲁莽的行为;大胆无礼 - He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
他竟敢说我太胖了。 - The sheer audacity of the plan amazed everyone.
那个计划莽撞十足,每个人都感到吃惊。
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- ‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’). - He had the audacity to say I was too fat.