effrontery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ef·fron·te·ry /ɪˈfrʌntəri/ noun [uncountable] formal RUDE/IMPOLITErude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident 厚颜无耻的行为 SYN nervehave the effrontery to do something She had the effrontery to ask me for more money. 她还有脸跟我再要钱。
Examples from the Corpus
effrontery• The arrogant effrontery of the man defied belief.• He might even pray earnestly to Saint Winifred to protect him, he had the innocent effrontery for it.• Maybe effrontery would dismiss him as too negligible to pursue.• It was the sheer effrontery, the excessive assurance of them which got under my skin.Origin effrontery (1600-1700) French effronterie, from Late Latin effrons “shameless”ef·fron·te·ry nounChineseSyllable
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effrontery
ef‧fron‧te‧ry /ɪˈfrʌntəri/
noun [uncountable] formal
SYN nerve
have the effrontery to do something
She had the effrontery to ask me for more money.
ef‧fron‧te‧ry /ɪˈfrʌntəri/
noun [uncountable] formal Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: effronterie, from Late Latin effrons __shameless__
rude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident Language: French
Origin: effronterie, from Late Latin effrons __shameless__
SYN nerve
have the effrontery to do something