brazenly
厚かましい
解説 Definition
brazenly は brazen（厚かましい、恥知らずな）からできた副詞で、「厚かましく、平然と」という意味です。悪いことや失礼な行為を、隠そうともせず堂々と行う様子に使います。
Brazenly means in an openly shameless, offensively bold, or defiant manner. It is used when someone does something improper without attempting to hide it or showing the embarrassment, caution, or remorse that others would expect.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
brazenly は形容詞 brazen「厚かましい」に副詞語尾 -ly を付けた形で、「行為のしかた」を表します。brazenly ignore、brazenly deny、brazenly take のように、非難される行為を隠さず平然とする動詞と結び付けましょう。boldly より強い非難と恥知らずさを含みます。
Build the word from brazen plus the adverb ending -ly: a brazen person acts brazenly. The key idea is not simply confidence but shameless openness in doing something improper. Learn it with verbs that often carry criticism: brazenly ignore a warning, brazenly take something, or brazenly deny an obvious fact. Boldly can be positive or neutral, but brazenly nearly always expresses the speaker’s disapproval. The older connection with brass supports the image of a hard, glaring manner that shows no embarrassment.
例文
He brazenly ignored the warning sign.
彼は警告の標識を厚かましく無視しました。
The guest brazenly took the last seat without asking.
その客は断りもなく、厚かましく最後の席に座りました。
She brazenly denied making the mistake, even though everyone had seen it.
みんなが見ていたにもかかわらず、彼女はその間違いをしたことを平然と否定しました。
brazenly の類義語・関連語
brazenly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
brazenly は brazen「真鍮のような、厚かましい」+ -ly で、brazen 自体は brass「真鍮」に由来します。金属のように硬く平然とした感じから『恥知らずに』の意味が生まれました。brass や brazen-faced が関連語です。
Brazenly is formed from the adjective brazen and the adverbial suffix -ly. Brazen originally meant “made of brass,” from Old English bræsen, a derivative of bræs, “brass.” English later applied the adjective figuratively to a person or action seen as hard-faced, glaringly bold, or shameless. The adverb preserves that figurative sense and describes an improper act performed openly and without embarrassment.
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