bravado

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A swaggering show of defiance or courage. countable,uncountable
    — The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.
  2. A superficial show of courage. countable,uncountable
  3. A swaggerer; a braggart. countable,obsolete,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To swagger; to brag. intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

bravados plural bravadoes plural bravade alternative,obsolete bravados present,singular,third-person bravadoing participle,present bravadoed participle,past bravadoed past bravade alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.
词源 2
From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.
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