英単語

audaciousの意味・使い方・発音

audacious

英 [ɔː'deɪʃəs] 美 [ɔ'deʃəs]
  • adj.大胆不敵;無謀

語源


大胆

ラテン語のaudeo「勇敢な」から。蔑称。

英語の語源


audacious (adj.)
1540s, "confident, intrepid," from Middle French audacieux, from audace "boldness," from Latin audacia "daring, boldness, courage," from audax "brave, bold, daring," but more often "bold" in a bad sense, "audacious, rash, foolhardy," from audere "to dare, be bold." Bad sense of "shameless" is attested from 1590s in English. Related: Audaciously.

例文


1. Your plan of going abroad is an audacious decision.
あなたが渡航を計画するのは大胆な決定です。

2.It was audacious of him to tell me a downright lie.
彼は本当に勇気があって、私に真っ赤な嘘をついた。

3.He described the plan as ambitious and audacious .
彼はこの計画を野心的だと言い、あえて冒険した。

4.He was known for risky tactics that ranged from audacious to outrageous.
彼は大胆で恐ろしい冒険戦術で知られている。

5.She was a designing,an audacious and an unscrupulous young person.
彼女は心の中で軽はずみで軽はずみで、道徳をわきまえない若い女性だ。

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