董橋 〈達爾文孫女的聯想‧多查英國美國辭典〉
......聽說"厚顏無恥"原話是audacity、audacious這個字蠻有涵養的，一點不兇。 厚顏那是很重的指控；無恥，那更是很重很重的侮辱了。......
收入《倫敦的夏天等你來》(牛津大學版)，原刊《万象》 Panorama Monthly 第 4卷．第5期 2002年5月，74~79
謝泳〈"Audacity"的釋義〉說他收集20幾部1949年之前出版的英語詞典，大抵類似.....
《万象》 Panorama Monthly 第 4卷．第7期 2002年7月，157~58
HC案：我彙集的劍橋牛津等初階詞典的釋義：
audacious
adjective
showing a willingness to take risks or offend people:
He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
an audacious remark/suggestion
audaciously
adverb
audaciousness
noun [U]
audacity
noun [U]
[+ to infinitive] It took a lot of audacity (= bravery) to stand up and criticize the chairman.
DISAPPROVING He had the audacity (= rudeness) to blame me for his mistake.
adjective
showing a willingness to take risks or offend people:
He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
an audacious remark/suggestion
audaciously
adverb
audaciousness
noun [U]
audacity
noun [U]
[+ to infinitive] It took a lot of audacity (= bravery) to stand up and criticize the chairman.
DISAPPROVING He had the audacity (= rudeness) to blame me for his mistake.
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