英语单词 | bravado |
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英美音标 | [brə'va:dəu] |
中文释义 | n.虚张声势,装作有自信的样子 |
vocabulary简明 | If you act with bravado, you are making a bold showy statement. Picture a cowboy bursting through saloon doors in an old western, and you can picture bravado. |
vocabulary扩展 | The noun bravado is derived from the French and Italian words meaning "bragging and boasting," and it is related to the word bravo. Today, the word means an almost-over-the-top amount of courage, but it can also be used (often with the word false) to mean a false show of bravery: "It was her first day in the classroom and she was almost shaking with fear, but with false bravado — she took a deep breath and turned to face her students — 20 kindergartners." |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚张声势;逞能;逞强 Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
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