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audacious

基本释义

[adjective] showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
[形容词] 表现出愿意冒需要惊人胆量的风险的

深入解读

Audacious 是一个小站(微信公众号:田间小站)先后在 好书推荐 | 一本让你寒假弯道超车的单词书 和 译海纵横 | 虎年说“虎” 中提到过的单词,该词源自拉丁语 audacia (胆量、勇敢、勇气),16世纪40年代经法语 audacieux (大胆的、勇敢的、果敢的)进入英语,也是用来表示“大胆的、敢于冒险的”,常作正式用语指表现出愿意冒需要惊人胆量的风险,或者愿意做令人震惊的事情,比如:

  • 他渴望成为他们的下一届领导人。但由于选民普遍态度冷淡,他为当选总统而制订的大胆计划注定要失败。
    He aspired to be their next leader. But his audacious plan to win the presidency was doomed to failure due to the widespread apathy among the electorate.

Audacious 这种敢于大胆冒险,往好了说可以用 audacious 引申指“大胆创新的”,多以独创性和热情活力为标志,比如:

  • 斯特普尔斯医生昨天夜里做了一场大胆创新的手术。
    Doctor Staples performed an audacious operation last night.

而往不好了说,则是到了16世纪90年代后开始发展出贬义表示“鲁莽的、放肆的”或者说“胆大妄为的、厚颜无耻的”,多指人藐视法律、宗教或礼仪,缺乏尊重,放肆冒犯他人,比如:

  • 一大群胆大妄为的歹徒围住了这个汽车旅馆。
    A swarm of audacious bandits encircled the motel.

好书例句

Black’s audacious escape from Azkaban two years ago has led to the widest manhunt ever conducted by the Ministry of Magic.
两年前布莱克胆大妄为地从阿兹卡班越狱逃跑,魔法部展开了前所未有的大范围搜捕。

出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第五本《哈利·波特与凤凰社》(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)。

外刊例句

  • Yet while he might be loth to admit it, Mr Musk has become America’s most audacious corporate financier as well as its best-known entrepreneur.
    然而,马斯克除了是美国最知名的企业家外,也成了最大胆敢为的金融家,虽然他可能不愿承认。
    ——《经济学人》
  • There is an audacious economic experiment happening in China.
    中国正在进行一场大胆创新的经济实验。
    ——《纽约时报》

详细用法

audacious 是一个形容词,意为大胆的、冒险的、大胆创新的。它用来形容那些敢于冒险、毫不畏惧、有勇气去尝试和挑战的人或事物。下面是关于 audacious 的一些短语和详细的用法,附带中文解释:

  • Bold and audacious: 大胆而勇敢的
    • The artist’s bold and audacious paintings captured everyone’s attention.(这位艺术家大胆而勇敢的画作吸引了所有人的注意。)
    • The team made an audacious move by launching their product without any prior advertising.(该团队通过没有事先广告推广的方式大胆地推出了他们的产品。)
  • Audacious plan: 大胆的计划
    • The CEO presented an audacious plan to revitalize the company’s declining sales.(首席执行官提出了一个大胆的计划来振兴公司日益下滑的销售。)
    • Their audacious plan to build a floating city in the middle of the ocean was met with skepticism.(他们在海洋中建造一个漂浮城市的大胆计划引起了怀疑。)
  • Audacious feat: 大胆的壮举
    • The mountaineer’s audacious feat of climbing the highest peak without any oxygen tanks amazed the world.(登山者不使用任何氧气罐登上最高峰的大胆壮举使全世界为之惊叹。)
    • The pilot’s audacious feat of flying solo around the world made her a legend in aviation.(飞行员独自环游世界的大胆壮举使她成为航空界的传奇人物。)
  • Audacious behavior: 大胆的行为
    • His audacious behavior during the meeting shocked his colleagues.(他在会议期间的大胆行为令同事们感到震惊。)
    • The burglar’s audacious attempt to rob the bank in broad daylight was foiled by the security guards.(贼在光天化日之下抢劫银行的大胆企图被保安阻止了。)
  • Audacious move: 大胆的举动
    • The company made an audacious move by acquiring their biggest competitor.(该公司通过收购最大的竞争对手做出了大胆的举动。)
    • The football coach’s audacious move of replacing the goalkeeper in the final minutes paid off with a crucial save.(足球教练在最后几分钟换下守门员的大胆举动通过关键扑救得到了回报。)
  • Audacious innovation: 大胆的创新
    • The tech company’s audacious innovation revolutionized the industry.(这家科技公司的大胆创新彻底改变了这个行业。)
    • The designer’s audacious fashion collection pushed the boundaries of creativity.(设计师大胆的时装系列突破了创意的边界。)

以上是关于 audacious 的一些常见短语和详细用法,描述了大胆和勇敢的行为、计划、壮举、行为举动和创新等方面的含义。

同近义词

bold: (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous
plucky: having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties
intrepid: fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

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