释义 |
Definition of boldness in English: boldnessnoun ˈbəʊldnəsˈboʊldnəs mass noun1Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage. the boldness and independence that characterized his leadership a president who is showing incredible boldness in going after the cartels Example sentencesExamples - When he resolves to find medical supplies for the village, his boldness threatens to shatter the safety of the commune and change things forever.
- In 1935, she told a folklorist a story of the legendary outlaw's boldness and daring.
- She pours out floods of radiant sound as her character gains in boldness and patriotic zeal.
- With so much determination and boldness from so few and such brave horsemen, they did not dare to wait for the third encounter.
- The scale of his boldness as he forced unification on Germany was outside the thinking of 19th-century British cabinets.
- She was much applauded for her boldness in tackling the unfamiliar Balanchine style.
- The lack of artillery was made good by the boldness, initiative, and genius of a single individual.
- It was directed with daring boldness from Steinbeck's dramatic realistic story.
- The political leaderships must show guts and boldness, and must be willing to take political risk for the sake of better long-term achievements.
- The actress perfectly captures the boldness and charm of Hepburn.
- 1.1dated Confidence to an impudent or presumptuous degree.
they had the boldness to mock a man who had served his country you will overlook my boldness, I hope Example sentencesExamples - I shall try to give no occasion for that, perhaps just reproach of their ill-mannered boldness.
- It is probable that the boldness of her temper impelled her sometimes to speak unwelcome truths to some of the people concerned in her affairs.
- Despite her wildness, she's actually vulnerable, with her outward boldness hiding a deep insecurity.
- These lyrics have the tipsy boldness of a fabulous drinking song.
- Mother Brigitta found opportunity for various marginal notes, which indicated her displeasure at the boldness of this ill-bred fop.
2The quality of having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance. the boldness of the hues are very startling these works display a great boldness of forms Example sentencesExamples - Some critics have complained about the boldness of the colors.
- The center glyph is the default level of boldness for this font.
- The boldness and visual brilliance that lets posters succeed as ads has been their "albatross."
- It will be modeled on the museum near Copenhagen, which has earned worldwide praise for the boldness of its design.
- A calligraphic boldness as well as the apparent symbol of enlightenment might indicate Japanese.
- There is a complex visual interplay between its subtlety and the boldness of the stripes flanking it.
- In the 1850s, he moved to the greater attention to detail and boldness of color clearly evident in his oil paintings.
- These are shown in the boldness of the batik colors and the directness of the motifs.
- Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's boldness.
- He renders spaces and buildings with disarming boldness: flat earthy tones embrace colonial architectural embellishment and contemporary urban sprawl.
Definition of boldness in US English: boldnessnounˈboʊldnəsˈbōldnəs 1Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage. the boldness and independence that characterized his leadership a president who is showing incredible boldness in going after the cartels Example sentencesExamples - She was much applauded for her boldness in tackling the unfamiliar Balanchine style.
- She pours out floods of radiant sound as her character gains in boldness and patriotic zeal.
- When he resolves to find medical supplies for the village, his boldness threatens to shatter the safety of the commune and change things forever.
- The scale of his boldness as he forced unification on Germany was outside the thinking of 19th-century British cabinets.
- In 1935, she told a folklorist a story of the legendary outlaw's boldness and daring.
- It was directed with daring boldness from Steinbeck's dramatic realistic story.
- With so much determination and boldness from so few and such brave horsemen, they did not dare to wait for the third encounter.
- The lack of artillery was made good by the boldness, initiative, and genius of a single individual.
- The actress perfectly captures the boldness and charm of Hepburn.
- The political leaderships must show guts and boldness, and must be willing to take political risk for the sake of better long-term achievements.
- 1.1dated Confidence to an impudent or presumptuous degree.
they had the boldness to mock a man who had served his country you will overlook my boldness, I hope Example sentencesExamples - These lyrics have the tipsy boldness of a fabulous drinking song.
- It is probable that the boldness of her temper impelled her sometimes to speak unwelcome truths to some of the people concerned in her affairs.
- I shall try to give no occasion for that, perhaps just reproach of their ill-mannered boldness.
- Despite her wildness, she's actually vulnerable, with her outward boldness hiding a deep insecurity.
- Mother Brigitta found opportunity for various marginal notes, which indicated her displeasure at the boldness of this ill-bred fop.
2The quality of having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance. the boldness of the hues are very startling these works display a great boldness of forms Example sentencesExamples - He renders spaces and buildings with disarming boldness: flat earthy tones embrace colonial architectural embellishment and contemporary urban sprawl.
- There is a complex visual interplay between its subtlety and the boldness of the stripes flanking it.
- It will be modeled on the museum near Copenhagen, which has earned worldwide praise for the boldness of its design.
- A calligraphic boldness as well as the apparent symbol of enlightenment might indicate Japanese.
- The center glyph is the default level of boldness for this font.
- Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's boldness.
- Some critics have complained about the boldness of the colors.
- The boldness and visual brilliance that lets posters succeed as ads has been their "albatross."
- In the 1850s, he moved to the greater attention to detail and boldness of color clearly evident in his oil paintings.
- These are shown in the boldness of the batik colors and the directness of the motifs.
|