vaunt的意思

vaunt

基本解释

vi. 自夸；吹嘘

vt. 自夸；吹嘘

n. 自吹自擂

vaunt: vaunt: see vain
vaunt (v.): early 15c., "speak vainly or proudly," from Anglo-French vaunter, Old French vanter "to praise, speak highly of," from Medieval Latin vanitare "to boast," frequentative of Latin vanare "to utter empty words," from vanus "idle, empty" (see vain). Also short for avaunten "to boast" (see vaunt (n.)). Related: Vaunted; vaunting.
vaunt (n.): "boasting utterance," c. 1400, short for avaunt "a boast" (late 14c.), from avaunten "to boast" (c. 1300), from Old French avanter "boast about, boast of, glory in."

1. This was not a mere empty vaunt , but a deliberate avowal of his real sentiments.: 这倒不是一个空洞的吹牛, 而是他真实感情的供状.

2. They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.: 诗94:4他们絮絮叨叨、说傲慢的话. 一切作孽的人、都自己夸张.