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te·mer·i·ty AHD[tə-mĕrʹĭ-tē] D.J.[təˈmerɪtiː]K.K.[təˈmɛrɪti]n.（名词）- Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.鲁莽：不考虑危险的愚蠢行为；鲁莽
- Middle English temerite 中古英语 temerite
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin temeritās 源自 拉丁语 temeritās
- from temere [rashly] 源自 temere [鲁莽的]
temerity, audacity, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall- These nouns refer to striking, often aggressive boldness.这些名词都指令人震惊的，常常是咄咄逼人的冒失。
- Temerity implies a foolhardy flouting of danger: Temerity 暗指对危险有勇无谋的轻视： Conducting the premiere of a symphony without a rehearsal requires temerity.不排练而直接指挥一部交响乐的首次公演是鲁莽的。
- Audacity suggests heedlessness of the restraints imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention: Audacity 暗示对谨慎、礼貌或社会习俗的约束置之不理： "In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity" (George S. Patton). “战争中没有什么事情是不可能的，只要你有胆识” （乔治·S·巴顿）。
- Effrontery andnerve denote impudent, arrogant, or shameless boldness: Effrontery 和nerve 表示不谨慎的、狂妄自大的或无耻的大胆： He had the effrontery to suggest that she enjoyed being unhappy.他无耻地大胆暗示，她喜欢不幸。A raise? When your work is so slipshod?提升?当你工作这么马马虎虎的时候？You do have a nerve! 你确实 够胆大的了！
- Cheek connotes cool impertinence and brashness: Cheek 表示冷淡的傲慢和鲁莽： Do you really have the cheek to insult your hosts?你真有胆子侮辱你的主人们？
- Gall suggests brazenness and unconscionable insolence: Gall 暗示厚颜无耻和无意识傲慢： With unmitigated gall he crashed the partyand then criticized the food. 他既傲慢又鲁莽地冲进晚会，然后把食品指责了一番
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