| 单词 | bravado |
| 释义 | bravado (once / 3086 pages) n 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. 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." WORD FAMILYbravado: bravadoes, bravados USAGE EXAMPLESThe English Premier League is discovering this was not just bluster and bravado from a player with seemingly limitless amounts of self-confidence. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) They were often days of boredom, punctuated by bursts of drama and bravado. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Hopkins is not without bravado and promises an epic finale against Smith, who at 27 is nearly half his age. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) n a swaggering show of courage Syn|Hyper bluster fanfare, flash, ostentation a gaudy outward display |
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