boast
英 [b??st]
美 [bost]
- vt. 夸口說，自吹自擂說；以有…而自豪
- n. 自夸；值得夸耀的事物，引以為榮的事物
- vi. 自吹自擂
- n. (Boast)人名；(英)博斯特
助記提示
1. 諧音: 抱死他，擁抱是不會死的。=> 吹牛。
2. boast 【聯系boost 提高，增加，舉，抬】自吹自擂 -----吹牛吹上了天。
中文詞源
boast 吹牛來自PIE *bheu, 膨脹，鼓起，吹。詞源同bucket, 圓木桶。
英文詞源
- boast
- boast: [13] The immediate source of boast appears to be Anglo-Norman bost, but where it came from before that is far from clear; German dialect bauste(r)n ‘swell’ has been compared, suggesting that it could be of Germanic origin. To begin with it meant ‘loud or threatening talk’ as well as ‘bragging’.
- boast (n.)
- mid-13c., "arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity;" c. 1300, "a brag, boastful speech," from Anglo-French bost "ostentation," probably via Scandinavian (compare Norwegian baus "proud, bold, daring"), from Proto-Germanic *bausia "to blow up, puff up, swell" (cognates: Middle High German bus "swelling," dialectal German baustern "to swell;" Middle Dutch bose, Dutch boos "evil, wicked, angry," Old High German bosi "worthless, slanderous," German b?se "evil, bad, angry"), from PIE *bhou-, variant of root *beu-, *bheu- "to grow, swell" (see bull (n.2)).
The notion apparently is of being "puffed up" with pride; compare Old English belgan "to become angry, offend, provoke," belg "anger, arrogance," from the same root as bellows and belly (n.). Related: Boasted; boasting. An Old English word for "boasting" was micelsprecende, "big talk." - boast (v.)
- early 14c., "to brag, speak arrogantly;" from the same source as boast (n.). Related: Boasted; boasting.
雙語例句
- 1. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
- 我們謹記母親不許我們在人前炫耀的嚴厲教誨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This year's festival can boast a decently long list of sponsors.
- 今年該活動節將會擁有相當多的贊助商。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His statement isn't merely an idle boast.
- 他的話不僅僅是虛張聲勢的自夸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.
- 不是我吹噓，我確實能講六種語言。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. It is nothing to boast of.
- 這沒有什么可夸耀的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》