| 单词 | bravado |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [brə'vɑ:dəu] |
| 解释 | n.故作勇敢，虚张声势 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.故作勇敢，虚张声 势(pretended courage) 【考】 courageous : bravado / complimentary : fulsomeness(虚张声势是虚假勇敢 /恭维是虚假称赞)swagger : bravado / caress : affection(大摇大摆是虚张声势 的表现/爱抚是爱的表 现) 【记】 brav(勇敢)+ado→故 作勇敢 【同】 同根词：bravura(演 出等精彩，热烈)，来 自bravo(欢呼：好极了) |
| 字源 | bravado (n.) 1580s, from French bravade "bragging, boasting," from Italian bravata "bragging, boasting" (16c.), from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave (adj.)). The English word was influenced in form by Spanish words ending in -ado. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 虚张声势(故作勇敢) 【例】The mob bravadoed a while but never got really violent 暴民们虚张声势了一番, 但始终没有真正地闹起来. 【记】bravo[勇敢, 优秀的], do作－作出勇敢状－虚张声势 【参】bravura(n 演出等精彩, 热烈) 【类】courageous: bravado = complimentary: fulsomeness假勇敢的是虚张声势 = 假称赞的是过分恭维swagger: bravado = caress: affection大摇大摆表示虚张声势 = 爱抚表示爱 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】brave + do 作出来的勇敢 |
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