学个词 intrepid

2023/12/08 23:02

【每日一词】intrepid - adj. 无畏的;勇敢的;勇猛的

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Definition: adj. characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance。例词:an intrepid explorer
intrepidity ,noun
intrepidly ,adverb
intrepidness ,noun

Synonyms:  bold,brave,courageous,dauntless,doughty,fearless,heroical,lionhearted,manful,stalwart,valiant,valorous

Examples of intrepid in a Sentence
The heroes are intrepid small-business owners, investigative reporters, plaintiffs and their lawyers, and, of course, Nader himself and his grass-roots organizations. —Jonathan Chait, New York Times Book Review, 3 Feb. 2008
Author and explorer Dame Freya Stark was one of the most intrepid adventurers of all time. (T. E. Lawrence, no slouch in the travel department himself, called her "gallant" and "remarkable.") —Kimberly Robinson, Travel & Leisure, December 1999
Meanwhile, the intrepid Florentine traveler Marco Polo had been to China and brought back with him a noodle dish that became Italian pasta … —Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993
Our murderous heroine is an intrepid obituary writer, Elvira (Siobhán Cullen), who worries about her alcoholic father and thinks her crush might be more interested in her best friend. - Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Black Friday is less than a week away, and the early Black Friday kitchen deals are already well under way—ready to be snapped up by intrepid shoppers who have been waiting all year to pull the trigger on those Le Creuset Dutch ovens, Our Place Always Pans, and All-Clad cookware.—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2023
Coming up, Susan, on more of her intrepid and quirky encounters with animals as the central characters.—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023