vaunt
vaunt
[vɔːnt]
verb
vaunter
noun
vauntingly
adverb
语源
[vɔːnt]
verb
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. vaunted]boast about or praise (something), especially excessively
吹嘘；夸耀
the much vaunted information superhighway.
被大肆夸耀的信息高速公路。
- (archaic)a boast
(古)夸耀；炫耀
vaunter
noun
vauntingly
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: the noun a shortening of obsolete avaunt 'boasting, a boast'; the verb (originally in the sense 'use boastful language') from Old French vanter, from late Latin vantare, based on Latin vanus 'vain, empty'
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