If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect.
例句
He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions.他竟然敢搬出马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆·艾克斯的名字来为自己的行为辩解。...'difficult' patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors' decisions.胆敢不遵医嘱的“难缠”病人
英汉词典释义
n.
鲁莽,冒失
He had the temerity to call me a liar.他竟胆敢说我撒谎。He had the temerity to ask for higher wages after only a day’s work.只工作了一天,他就蛮不讲理地要求增加工资。