Spenser's coinage, 1590, as a name for his personification of vainglory, from brag, with augmentative ending by analogy to the Italian words then in vogue in England. In general use by 1594 for "an empty swaggerer;" of the talk of such persons, from 1734.
雙語例句
1. He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.
人們討厭他,因?yàn)樗鲜谴蹬?
來自辭典例句
2. Underneath his goofball braggadocio lies a kind of purity ( David Ansen )
在他笨拙的自夸里蘊(yùn)含著一絲純潔 ( 戴維安森 )
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Fink: american frontiersman and folk hero known for his marksmanship, fighting skills, and braggadocio.