| 释义 |
bra·va·do
I. \brəˈvä(ˌ)dō, -vȧ-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French, Old Spanish & Old Italian; Middle French bravade & Old Spanish bravata, from Old Italian bravata, from feminine of bravato, past participle of bravare to threaten, challenge, provoke, show off, from bravo courageous, wild — more at brave
1.
a. : showy or demonstrative conduct or action often characterized by bluster and swagger
< morale is not based on bravado but on deadly competence — Coast Artillery Journal >
also : an instance of such conduct or action
< retreating with face-saving bravadoes >
b. : the psychological quality or state conducive to or responsible for perversely capricious, ostentatiously overbearing, or noisy bluffing behavior
< to perform idiotic tricks out of sheer bravado >
2. obsolete : swaggerer
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: swagger, bluster
< bravadoing ward bosses >
: put on a show of bravado
< the mob bravadoed a while but never got really violent > |