【每日一词】chutzpah - 英 /'hʊtspə/ 美 /ˈūʊtspə/ noun: supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall.无所顾忌;敢作敢为;肆无忌惮。variants or less commonly chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa

“Chutzpah” 是意第绪语(Yiddish)中的一个词,后来被英语借用,意思是“厚脸皮”“胆大包天”或“无所顾忌的自信”。它既可以是褒义的,也可以是贬义的,具体含义取决于上下文。
褒义用法:表示一个人非常有自信、敢于挑战权威、勇于尝试别人不敢做的事情。
例如: "It took real chutzpah to start a business with no experience."没有经验就创业,真的需要很大的勇气。
贬义用法:指一个人厚颜无耻、不知羞耻,甚至毫无顾忌地做出自私或不合理的行为。
例如: "He had the chutzpah to demand a raise after missing work for a week!"他居然敢在请假一周后要求加薪,太厚脸皮了!
最新网络例句:
The decision to limit the groovy Thundercat riff that opens this to a skit is a crazy flex, and the lyrics that follow only up the chutzpah.—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s only one word for it: chutzpah, an extreme level of audacity, gall or nerve.—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
For the most part, director and co-screenwriter James Mangold — along with co-screenwriter Jay Cocks — do a commendable job showing how the iconic Bob Dylan is not only talented but rather prickly and arrogant — a creative force with the talent and chutzpah to ennoble change.—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, Wyden said chutzpah can help not just his colleagues at the Capitol, but all Americans, build better lives for themselves.—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025