chutzpah
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最初于1890–95源自 依地语 חוצפּה (khutspe),源自 Mishnaic 希伯来语 חֻצְפָּה (ḥuṣpâ),源自 חֲצַף (ḥāṣap), “to be insolent”).
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chutzpah (不可数)
- (俚语) 厚颜无耻;肆无忌惮。
- 22/01/2007, The Times, Modern Manners
- If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah to do this.
- 22/01/2007, The Times, Modern Manners