blowhard

英 ['bləʊhɑːd] 美 ['blohɑrd]
  • n. 吹牛大家
  • adj. 吹牛的;唠唠叨叨的

英文词源


blowhard (n.)
also blow-hard, 1840, a sailor's word (from 1790 as a nickname for a sailor), perhaps not originally primarily meaning "braggart;" from blow (v.1) + hard (adv.). An adjective sense of "boastful" appeared c. 1855, and may be a separate formation leading to a modified noun use.

双语例句


1. I don't want to sit next to that old blowhard.
我不想坐在那个爱自吹自擂的老人旁边.

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