audacious
/ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/adjective
1
- showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks敢于冒险的; 大胆的:
a series of audacious takeovers.
一系列大胆的收购行动。
2
- showing an impudent lack of respect放肆的; 鲁莽的, 冒失的:
he made an audacious remark.
他说了一句放肆的话。
派生词
audaciously
adverbaudaciousness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin audax, audac- 'bold' (from audere 'dare') + -IOUS.