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Picture someone forward instead of shrinking back — taking the risk, saying the daring thing, not holding themselves in. Bold is that quality of not pulling back. The very same 'not held back, standing right out' then carries over to things you see: a colour or a line that steps forward off the page instead of staying quiet.

可以想成：別人往後縮的時候，這個人反而往前跨一步——敢冒險、敢把大膽的話說出口、不把自己收著。bold 就是這種「不…更多收起可以想成：別人往後縮的時候，這個人反而往前跨一步——敢冒險、敢把大膽的話說出口、不把自己收著。bold 就是這種「不縮、不收斂」的味道。同樣這股「不收著、直接跳出來」也用在看得到的東西上：一個顏色、一條線，不安安靜靜待著，而是從紙面上跳出來抓住你的眼睛。

From the picture

大膽到越了界

一樣是「往前跨、不收著」，只是這回跨過了社交的界線——變得太衝、太不客氣；或反過來，用在很客氣的開場白裡，先說一句「容我冒昧」替自己的直接打個招呼。

brash, presumptuous · adjective · B1

So sure of yourself that you sometimes upset or annoy other people.

放肆的／太自信的

視覺上鮮明有力

把「不收著、直接跳出來」從人搬到眼睛看得到的東西上：顏色、線條、字，都是不安靜、直接搶眼的那一種。

vivid, striking · adjective · B1

Very strong, bright, or clear, so that you notice it easily.

鮮明的／醒目的

Also in this word

daring · adjective · B1

Not afraid to take risks or make hard choices, even when they might go wrong.

大膽的／勇於冒險的

原始詞典資料15 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Boldname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

boldadj詞源 1/ˈbəʊld/

  • 1

    Courageous, daring.

    • Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
    • Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
  • 2

    Visually striking; conspicuous.

    • the painter's bold use of colour and outline
  • 3

    mediapublishingtypographyHaving thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

    • Many bold fonts are available on this computer.
    • In HTML, wrapping text in <b> and </b> tags produces bold text.
  • 4

    Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

    • […] even the boldeſt and moſt affirmative Philoſophy, which has ever attempted to impoſe its crude Dictates and Principles on Mankind.
  • 5

    Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.

    • All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
  • 6

    beveragesfoodlifestyleFull-bodied.

  • 7

    Pornographic; depicting nudity.

    • The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.
  • 8

    Steep or abrupt.

    • The grounds descend with a bold slope to the water's edge, and rise finely upwards above the mansion, abounding with fine trees, and ornamented by a range of building at a distance, in a corresponding style […]

boldverb詞源 2/ˈbəʊld/

  • 1

    informalTo make (a font or some text) bold.

    • Please bold all these subheads.
  • 2

    obsoleteTo make bold or daring.

    • […] for this buſines, It touches vs, as France inuades our land Not bolds the King, with others whome I feare, Moſt iuſt and heauy cauſes make oppoſe.
  • 3

    obsoleteTo become bold or brave.

boldnoun詞源 3/ˈbəʊld/

  • 1

    obsoleteA dwelling; habitation; building.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。