brazen
brazen — adjective
- brazenpositive
- more brazencomparative
- most brazensuperlative
1. showing no embarrassment or guilt when doing something that most people would co
showing no embarrassment or guilt when doing something that most people would consider wrong or shocking — for example, telling an obvious lie without blinking, or openly taking credit for work done by someone else.
Quan gave a brazen smile when the teacher caught him copying from a classmate's paper.
brazen + noun (smile, lie, attempt)
The thieves made a brazen escape through the main entrance in broad daylight.
brazen + noun of action
Femi showed brazen disregard for safety rules by running the machine without its guard.
Constanza's brazen offer to skip the safety check got her into trouble.
Such a brazen attempt to steal credit for Marta's work made the whole team angry.
文法句型
brazen + noun
用法筆記
Strongly negative — describes actions that are not just dishonest but carried out with open defiance of social norms. Unlike 'shameless', which can describe a person's general character, 'brazen' is almost always used about a specific action or display.
常見錯誤
2. made of the yellowish metal brass, or having the colour and appearance of polish
made of the yellowish metal brass, or having the colour and appearance of polished brass.
The hotel lobby had a large brazen chandelier that hung above the marble staircase.
Min polished the brazen doorknobs until they shone like mirrors in the morning light.
brazen + noun (doorknobs, statue, bell)
A brazen statue of a lion stood in the shop corner, its tail missing.
Hugo picked up a small brazen bell that rang with a deep, warm tone.
文法句型
brazen + noun
用法筆記
This is the earlier, literal meaning of the word, still found in descriptions of historical objects, antiques, or decorative items. In modern everyday speech the figurative sense (sense 1) is far more common.
常見錯誤
brazen — verb
- brazenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- brazens3rd person singular
- brazening-ing form
- brazenedpast simple
1. to face or endure a difficult or embarrassing situation by behaving as if you ha
to face or endure a difficult or embarrassing situation by behaving as if you have done nothing wrong, rather than showing guilt or backing down.
Devika found an error in her report and brazened it out rather than fix it.
brazen + it + out (idiomatic pattern)
Rodrigo tried to brazen his way past the guard at the checkpoint.
brazen + possessive + way + preposition
Rather than apologise, Lauren brazened out the awkward silence by calmly continuing the conversation.
The journalist brazened her way past security by claiming to be a government advisor.
Ziad's ticket was invalid, but he brazened it out and walked past the inspector.
文法句型
brazen + it + out
brazen + possessive + way + preposition/adverb
用法筆記
Almost always used in a fixed phrasal pattern: 'brazen it out' (endure a situation boldly) or 'brazen one's way [preposition]' (move through a situation by bold behaviour). The simple transitive form without 'it out' or 'way' is extremely rare in modern English.