barefaced

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
    — And they vvere become ſo bare-faced and impudent in their Vices, that good and prudent Men thought fit to keep ſilence in that Time, becauſe it vvas an evil Time.
  2. Open, undisguised.
    — It's simply bare-faced fortune hunting; but there you are—she is her own mistress, and she's married him.
  3. Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
  4. Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
  5. Not wearing makeup on the face.

词形变化

more barefaced comparative most barefaced superlative bare-faced alternative barefast alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
barefaced liar barefaced lie barefacedly barefacedness

词源

Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced.
Compary typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frōns), Polish czelny (< czoło).
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