Audacious
“Audacious”是一个形容词,主要有两个含义:
- 大胆的、勇敢的:敢于冒险、不畏惧困难
- 鲁莽的、冒失的:过于大胆、不尊重常规
- Her audacious plan surprised everyone. (她大胆的计划让每个人都感到惊讶。)
- The audacious move paid off. (大胆的举动得到了回报。)
- He was audacious enough to try. (他足够大胆去尝试。)
“Audacious”来自拉丁语 “audax”,由 “audere”(敢于)和 “-ious”(形容词后缀)组成,字面意思是”敢于的”。
- 词根:aud-(敢于)
- 后缀:-acious(形容词后缀)
“Audacious”常用于描述大胆、勇敢的行为,有时带有正面含义(勇敢),有时带有负面含义(鲁莽)。
- 名词形式:audacity(大胆,鲁莽)
- 副词形式:audaciously(大胆地)
可以将 “audacious” 与 “audacity”(大胆)联系起来,两者都与大胆、勇敢有关。
My friend made an audacious decision to quit her stable job and start her own business. Everyone thought she was crazy, but she was confident it would work out. A year later, her business is thriving, and we all admire her courage.
我朋友做了一个大胆的决定,辞掉了稳定的工作,开始自己的事业。每个人都认为她疯了,但她有信心会成功。一年后,她的事业蒸蒸日上,我们都钦佩她的勇气。