bare-faced
UK/'beərf'eɪst/US
Definitions
adj.
Shameless and undisguised; brazen (often 'a barefaced lie')
厚颜无耻的；公然的（常作 barefaced lie 弥天大谎）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishbareroot
+
facedroot
=bare-faced
bare + faced = with the face uncovered/exposed. Once it meant 'beardless, open-faced'; it shifted to 'making no attempt to hide wrongdoing' — shameless, brazen.
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was a barefaced lie, told without the slightest hesitation.