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单词 effrontery
释义
effronteryef‧fron‧te‧ry /ɪˈfrʌntəri/ noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINeffrontery
Origin:
1600-1700 French effronterie, from Late Latin effrons ‘shameless’
Examples
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  • He might even pray earnestly to Saint Winifred to protect him, he had the innocent effrontery for it.
  • It was the sheer effrontery, the excessive assurance of them which got under my skin.
  • Maybe effrontery would dismiss him as too negligible to pursue.
  • The arrogant effrontery of the man defied belief.
rude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident SYN  nervehave the effrontery to do something She had the effrontery to ask me for more money.
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