trơ trẽn

Một người đàn ông trơ trẽn chen lấn lên đầu hàng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shameless; Brazen: Describes a person, behavior, or action that shows a complete lack of shame, embarrassment, or conscience, often in a way that is offensive or shocking to others.
   • Impudent; Impertinent: Suggests a bold disrespect or insolence, especially when one should feel ashamed or modest.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hắn ta nói dối một cách trơ trẽn. (He tells lies shamelessly.)
  • Thái độ trơ trẽn của kẻ ăn cắp làm mọi người phẫn nộ. (The brazen attitude of the thief outraged everyone.)
  • Cô ấy đòi hỏi tiền một cách trơ trẽn. (She demanded money impudently.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a strong negative judgment and is used to condemn morally reprehensible behavior that flouts social norms. It implies the person is not just unashamed but is defiantly so.

Variants and Related Words

• Trơ tráo (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning shameless or brazen. It can sometimes imply a hardened, unfeeling quality.
  • Anh ta có cái nhìn trơ tráo. (He had a brazen look.)

Synonyms

• Shameless: Lacking any sense of shame.
• Brazen: Bold and without shame.
• Impudent: Not showing due respect; cheeky.
• Unabashed: Not embarrassed or ashamed.

Related Idioms

• Mặt dày trơ trẽn: Literally "thick-faced and shameless," used to describe someone with extreme audacity and no sense of shame.
  • Hắn là kẻ mặt dày trơ trẽn. (He is a brazen-faced, shameless person.)