chutzpah

FREQ #42472

n. 肆无忌惮, 厚颜无耻

发音

US /ˈxʊts.pə/

词形变化

chutzpahs 复数 chutzpahs

别名

hutzpa hutzpah khutzpah khutspah chutspa chutspah chutzpa khutspe

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

    非正式 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

chutzpa hutzpah

上位词 7

crust gall insolence freshness impudence impertinence cheekiness

词源

Originated c. 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), which was either borrowed via Medieval Hebrew or directly came from Aramaic חוּצְפָּא (ḥuṣpā, “audacity, boldness”), derived from חֲצַף (ḥăṣap̄, “to be impudent, arrogant”).

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