释义
[ bruh -vah -doh ] SHOW IPA
/ brəˈvɑ doʊ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural bra·va·does, bra·va·dos. a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
Origin of bravado First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish bravada (now bravata, from Italian ), equivalent to brav(o) “brave” + -ada noun suffix; see origin at brave, -ade1
SYNONYMS FOR bravado brag, bluster, bombast, braggadocio.
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synonym study for bravado See courage.
OTHER WORDS FROM bravado o·ver·bra·va·do, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for bravado Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness.
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Even the legendary 1980s televisions show Dallas is back on the air, selling its twenty-first century brand of Texas bravado .
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Picasso, with his polka-dot shirt and clashing tie attempted an air of bravado , but lost confidence by the minute.
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Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado , no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.
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It perfectly illustrates the combination of bravado , real toughness, and a kind of lost-little-boy appeal that he has with women.
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They have a great sense of performance, bravado , and audacity.
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During this she observed one who in a bravado tossed his pike.
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Often many of the things he does are performed in a spirit of bravado , simply because he does not wish to appear "green."
All his bravado gone, he was afraid to venture out even to wet his parched throat at the creek.
In Jersey woods, where a wiser race has come, they never challenge a near foe; they make no bravado rushes.
Bannertail | Ernest Thompson Seton
Bravado intermingled with blank surprise, he came haltingly to his feet.
Then I'll Come Back to You | Larry Evans
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British Dictionary definitions for bravado noun plural -does or -dos vaunted display of courage or self-confidence; swagger
Word Origin for bravado C16: from Spanish bravada (modern bravata ), from Old Italian bravare to challenge, provoke, from bravo wild, brave
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