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Braggadocio Brægə'Dəuʃiəu N.吹牛大王;大吹大擂 英 N.大吹大擂(Boasting N Spenser's Coinage

单词 braggadocio
音标 [brægə'dəuʃiəu]
解释 n.吹牛大王;大吹大擂
红宝书 【英】 n.大吹大擂(boasting )
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 n. 大吹大擂 = boasting; 吹牛大王
趣味全助记 【记】brag吹嘘 + do 做

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