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词汇 braggadocio
释义 braggadocio
noun[ U ]
 formaluk /ˌbræɡ.əˈdəʊ.tʃi.əʊ/ us /ˌbræɡ.əˈdoʊ.tʃi.oʊ/
great confidence that someone expresses in their own abilities and qualities: 傲慢,自负;自吹自擂,夸夸其谈
For all his braggadocio, he must have had moments of doubt.尽管他一向自吹自擂,但肯定也有心存怀疑的时候。
Synonym
boastfulness
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Confidence & self-assurance
amour propre
aplomb
assertive
assertively
assertiveness
dogmatist
empowered
feel certain
fierce
forwardness
safe
safety blanket
security blanket
self-assertion
self-assertive
to be sureidiom
too cool for schoolidiom
unbowed
unintimidated
unmoored

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Boasting

Examples of braggadocio


braggadocio
The reality of prison life, however, was considerably less romantic and triumphant than the braggadocio of radical convicts made it out to be.
It brings about a spirit of national braggadocio and hysteria altogether contrary to social reform.
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I know how easy it is to assume braggadocio and swank.
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I imagine that that was braggadocio, but that was what she said.
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The word braggadocio hardly meets the case either.
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A second group is those who are motivated by a ragbag of emotions and ideals—braggadocio, worship of a fanatic leader, personal exhibitionism or self-drama.
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It could be braggadocio; it could be defiance and arrogance, with the attitude of.
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We have already had our tease on the election braggadocio about bringing down prices "at a stroke".
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These are the younger men who are led by such motives as theatricality, braggadocio, exhibitionism, follow-my-leader-itis and other such half-baked notions.
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It turned out that the first man was boasting, it was mere braggadocio on his part, and that he had nothing whatever to do with it.
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When people go about with this kind of braggadocio, and shout "nonsense" and all that sort of thing, they must not expect to be taken seriously.
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The death sentence might have some influence on those who are motivated into terror by a whole ragbag of emotions such as braggadocio, hero-worship, theatricality and so on.
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We can say without any braggadocio that this country, for all its demonstrations and rising crime rate, is one of the most peaceful, civilised and tolerant societies in existence.
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He had great hand and foot speed and lightning fast reflexes, not to mention a limitless supply of braggadocio.
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It is an aggressive album that follows a loose storyline, and its lyricism involves verbal braggadocio, social commentary on police brutality and the ghetto condition.
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