flagrant

/ˈfleɪɡrənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfleɪɡrənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflā-grənt also ˈfla-/ (ame, mw)

flagrant — 形容詞

  • flagrantpositive
  • more flagrantcomparative
  • most flagrantsuperlative

1. so openly bad or offensive that it shocks people, especially because it clearly

1.形容詞C1
釋義

明目張膽

壞得很明顯，還毫不掩飾

so openly bad or offensive that it shocks people, especially because it clearly breaks rules or basic standards

例句

The company paid a fine for its flagrant breach of safety rules.

那家公司因明目張膽地違反安全規定而被罰款。

collocation: flagrant breach of [rule]

Judges called the attack a flagrant violation of basic human rights.

法官認定那次攻擊明目張膽地侵犯了基本人權。

collocation: flagrant violation of [right]

同義詞
  • blatant

    stresses how impossible the wrongdoing is to miss

  • brazen

    adds bold defiance and a sense of shamelessness

  • outrageous

    focuses more on the shock or anger caused than on obvious rule-breaking

文法句型

flagrant + noun of offence or breach

用法筆記

Most often modifies nouns such as violation, breach, abuse, or disregard. It usually points to serious public wrongdoing rather than a small everyday mistake.

常見錯誤

❌The child made a flagrant spelling mistake.
✅The child made an obvious spelling mistake.
💡flagrant is usually too strong for small everyday errors and suggests serious wrongdoing or disregard.
❌There was a flagrant delay in the mail.
✅There was a serious delay in the mail.
💡flagrant usually describes conduct or situations that openly break rules or basic standards, not every inconvenience.