braggadocio
英 [,br?g?'d??t????]
美
- n. 自夸，吹牛；吹牛大王
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?braggadocios;
中文詞源
braggadocio 傲慢
來自英國著名小說家斯賓塞創(chuàng)作的人物Braggadocchio, 一個喜歡吹噓而傲慢的人，來自brag, 吹噓。
英文詞源
- braggadocio (n.)
- Spenser's coinage, 1590, as a name for his personification of vainglory, from brag, with augmentative ending by analogy to the Italian words then in vogue in England. In general use by 1594 for "an empty swaggerer;" of the talk of such persons, from 1734.
雙語例句
- 1. He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.
- 人們討厭他,因為他老是吹牛.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Underneath his goofball braggadocio lies a kind of purity ( David Ansen )
- 在他笨拙的自夸里蘊含著一絲純潔 ( 戴維安森 )
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Fink: american frontiersman and folk hero known for his marksmanship, fighting skills, and braggadocio.
- 芬克: 以槍法 、 斗技和吹牛而出名的美國拓荒者和民間英雄人物.
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