braggadocio的词源

英文词源

braggadocio (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
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.

中文词源

braggadocio:吹牛大王

发音释义:[,brægə'dəʊtʃɪəʊ] n.自吹自擂;吹牛大王

结构分析:braggadocio = brag(吹嘘)+gadocio(用来增强词义的后缀)

词源解释:该词由英国著名诗人斯宾塞(Spenser)于1590年杜撰,是“虚荣”的拟人化。

同源词:brag(吹嘘)

助记窍门:braggadocio→brag(吹嘘)+do(做)+cio(首席信息官)→吹牛去做首席信息官→吹牛大王

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:braggadocio 词源,braggadocio 含义。

braggadocio:傲慢

来自英国著名小说家斯宾塞创作的人物Braggadocchio, 一个喜欢吹嘘而傲慢的人,来自brag, 吹嘘。