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A braggart is someone who keeps talking too proudly about what they own or have done — the person, not the talk. It is not a kind name; you are pointing at them. The word feels a little old and . Many people would just say “he’s always bragging” instead, but you will still meet braggart in stories. Though actually, it looks as if it must be a simple offshoot of English brag. The two sit side by side in the mind, and they mean the same kind of proud noise — but that family tie is not a sure one, so it is better not to lean on it.
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組成From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain”; also “a showy, arrogant person”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
braggartnoun/ˈbɹæɡɑːt/
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Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
- O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue.
- Shallow water gives a great splash, and so a braggart has ever been contemptible in my eyes.
braggartadj/ˈbɹæɡɑːt/
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Characterized by boasting; boastful.
- O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?
- Captain [Benjamin] Bonneville was delighted with the game look of these cavaliers of the mountains, welcomed them heartily to his camp, and ordered a free allowance of grog to regale them, which soon put them in the most braggart spirits.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。