Brash



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.性急的, 无礼的
• ［类］ frivolous : gravity / brash : discretion ( 轻浮的无庄重 / 急性的无慎重)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1566
• 1. brittle <brash wood>
• 2.
  • a. heedless of the consequences ; audacious <a brash adventurer>
  • b. done in haste without regard for consequences ; rash <brash acts>
• 3.
  • a. full of fresh raw vitality <a brash frontier town>
  • b. uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative ; bumptious <a brash comedian>
• 4.
  • a. lacking restraint and discernment ; tactless <brash remarks>
  • b. aggressively self-assertive ; impudent <brash to the point of arrogance>
• 5. piercingly sharp ; harsh <a brash squeal of brakes>
• 6. marked by vivid contrast ; bold <brash colors>
• ? brashly adverb
• ? brashness noun

II. noun

• Etymology: obsolete English brash to breach a wall
• Date: 1787
• a mass of fragments (as of ice)

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