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temerity

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n.卤莽,蛮勇

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/tɪ'merətɪ; tə`mɛrətɪ/
n [U] (fml 文) audacity; rashness 鲁莽; 冒失
*He had the temerity to call me a liar. 他竟胆敢说我撒谎.

temerity


n[U]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: temeritas, from temere 'in the dark, too quickly and carelessly']
when someone says or does something in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people and is likely to offend them
 He actually had the temerity to tell her to lose weight.