brazen
brazen — 形容詞
- brazenpositive
- more brazencomparative
- most brazensuperlative
1. showing no embarrassment or guilt when doing something that most people would co
厚顏無恥
言行不顧羞恥且毫無顧忌的
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.
Quan 被老師抓到抄同學的考卷時，竟然露出厚顏無恥的笑容。
brazen + noun (smile, lie, attempt)
The thieves made a brazen escape through the main entrance in broad daylight.
那群小偷在大白天從正門大搖大擺地逃走，真是厚顏無恥。
brazen + noun of action
Femi showed brazen disregard for safety rules by running the machine without its guard.
Femi 根本不在意安全規定，沒裝護罩就開機器，這種厚顏無恥的態度讓人傻眼。
Constanza's brazen offer to skip the safety check got her into trouble.
Constanza 厚顏無恥地提議跳過安全檢查，結果惹上了大麻煩。
Such a brazen attempt to steal credit for Marta's work made the whole team angry.
竟然有人厚顏無恥地想搶走 Marta 的功勞，全團隊都很生氣。
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
黃銅製的
用黃銅打造或覆蓋的
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.
飯店大廳掛著一座巨大的黃銅吊燈，下方是大理石樓梯。
Min polished the brazen doorknobs until they shone like mirrors in the morning light.
Min 把黃銅門把擦得跟鏡子一樣亮。
brazen + noun (doorknobs, statue, bell)
A brazen statue of a lion stood in the shop corner, its tail missing.
店角放著一座缺了尾巴的黃銅獅像。
Hugo picked up a small brazen bell that rang with a deep, warm tone.
Hugo 拿起一只小黃銅鈴，鈴聲低沉而溫暖。
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 — 動詞
- 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
厚顏應對
做錯事後裝沒事繼續面對
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.
Devika 發現報告裡有錯，硬撐過去不肯改正。
brazen + it + out (idiomatic pattern)
Rodrigo tried to brazen his way past the guard at the checkpoint.
Rodrigo 試圖厚著臉皮混過檢查哨的警衛。
brazen + possessive + way + preposition
Rather than apologise, Lauren brazened out the awkward silence by calmly continuing the conversation.
Lauren 沒有道歉，而是厚著臉皮繼續聊下去，把尷尬的沉默撐了過去。
The journalist brazened her way past security by claiming to be a government advisor.
那位記者假裝是政府顧問，厚著臉皮混過了安檢關卡。
Ziad's ticket was invalid, but he brazened it out and walked past the inspector.
Ziad 的車票已經過期，但他裝沒事走過了查票員面前。
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.