English Dictionary

chutzpah

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈxʊts.pɑ/

名詞

くだけた表現 不可算名詞 通常

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

日本語の意味

厚かましさ（図々しさ、度を超えた自信を伴う大胆さ） / 生意気さ（限度を超えた大胆さや自信過剰） / 自己主張が強すぎる状態（過剰な自信や自己評価）

She had the chutzpah to ask for a raise on her first day.

彼女は入社初日に昇給をお願いするという厚かましい度胸があった。

意味（1）

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah to do this.

chutzpahs （ plural ）