brazenness
brazenness — 名詞
1. the quality of behaving in a bold, shameless way that deliberately shows no resp
厚顏無恥
行事大膽不顧他人感受或社會規範
the quality of behaving in a bold, shameless way that deliberately shows no respect for accepted social rules or other people's feelings
Nadia could not believe her colleague's brazenness in taking credit for work he had not done.
Nadia 不敢相信同事的厚顏無恥，竟把未做的工作據為己有。
pattern: [possessive] brazenness in [verb]-ing
The thief's brazenness in stealing the painting during the museum's opening hours shocked the staff.
那名小偷在博物館開放時間偷走畫作，這份厚顏無恥讓館方人員震驚不已。
pattern: [possessive] brazenness in [verb]-ing
Andrei showed remarkable brazenness by asking for a promotion after three days on the job.
Andrei 進公司才三天就要求升遷，展現了令人咋舌的厚顏無恥。
What angered the tenants was the landlord's brazenness in raising the rent without any notice.
最讓房客們憤怒的是，房東在沒有通知的情況下就調漲房租，真是厚顏無恥。
The politician's brazenness in lying about his past during the debate cost him the election.
那名政治人物在直播辯論中對自己的過去公然說謊，這份厚顏無恥讓他輸掉了選舉。
- shamelessness
very close in meaning; brazenness adds the sense of doing something openly and obviously, not just feeling no shame
- audacity
can be positive or negative; brazenness is always negative and disapproving
- impudence
more specifically about rude or disrespectful behaviour towards someone in authority
- effrontery
more formal and literary; brazenness is slightly less formal and more common in everyday criticism
- timidity
opposite: showing fear or hesitation rather than bold confidence
- modesty
opposite: humility and restraint, rather than shameless self-promotion
- discretion
opposite: careful behaviour that avoids embarassment or offence
文法句型
the brazenness of [someone/something]
[possessive] brazenness in [verb]-ing
用法筆記
Strongly negative — used to criticise someone who openly breaks social rules or conventions without shame. Often appears in the patterns 'the brazenness of [someone]' or '[possessive] brazenness in [verb]-ing'. Frequently modified by adjectives such as sheer, remarkable, or astonishing.