venture to; presume to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
to venture to; to dare to; to presume to
humbleUsed in formal or polite contexts when making a suggestion, raising a dissenting opinion, or stating something one feels is overstepping. It softens the statement by acknowledging the speaker's audacity.
Wǒ我
dǒu斗
dǎn胆
shuō说
yī一
jù句
，
nín您
kě可
néng能
jì记
cuò错
le了
。
I venture to say, you might have remembered it wrong.
Qǐng请
shù恕
wǒ我
dǒu斗
dǎn胆
zhí直
yán言
，
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
yǒu有
zhòng重
dà大
quē缺
xiàn陷
。
Please forgive my boldness in speaking frankly, but this plan has major flaws.
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Dǒu斗
dǎn胆
qǐng请
jiào教
，
nín您
shì是
zhè这
fāng方
miàn面
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
ma吗
？
May I venture to ask, are you an expert in this field?
Xué学
sheng生
dǒu斗
dǎn胆
tí提
chū出
yī一
ge个
bù不
tóng同
de的
sī思
lù路
。
I, your student, dare to propose a different line of thinking.