audacity UK [ɔ:'dæs.ə.ti] US [ɑ:'dæs.ə.ti] noun uncountable ■bravery or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude 大胆;勇气•[+ to infinitive] It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman.站出来批评董事长需要很大的勇气。 •disapproving He had the audacity to blame me for his mistake!他竟然把他自己的错误怪到我头上,真是厚颜无耻。 |