"effrontery" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 厚顏無恥
• 放肆

Definition

無恥且大膽的行為，展現出沒有羞恥心或尷尬感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Effrontery”屬於正式用語，常見於文學或評論場合，用來批評極為大膽或無禮的行為。在日常對話中較少使用，類似常用語為「臉皮厚」、「大膽」。

Examples

I can't believe his effrontery in asking for more money.

我無法相信他竟然有**厚顏無恥**地要求更多錢。

She had the effrontery to interrupt the meeting.

她竟然有**厚顏無恥**地打斷會議。

His effrontery shocked everyone in the office.

他的**厚顏無恥**讓辦公室的人都很震驚。

How could she have the effrontery to criticize others after making so many mistakes herself?

她自己犯了那麼多錯誤，竟然還有**厚顏無恥**去批評別人？

I've never seen such effrontery from a guest before—he just walked in and demanded to be served first.

我從沒見過客人這麼**厚顏無恥**——他直接走進來要求先被招待。

The sheer effrontery of his response left everyone speechless.

他回答時的**厚顏無恥**讓所有人都啞口無言。