A show of courage and confidence that is put on for other people to see. The key idea is that it is performance: the person may be frightened underneath, or may simply be safe and pretending the situation is dangerous.

A show of courage and confidence裝出來的勇氣和自信的表現 that is put on for other people to see是做給別人看的。The key idea is that it is performance關鍵概念是這其實是一種表演： the person may be frightened underneath這個人骨子裡可能很害怕， or may simply be safe and pretending the situation is dangerous或者其實很安全，只是假裝情況很危險。

It is an uncountable noun, and it usually appears in a few fixed shapes — 'an act of bravado', 'a piece of bravado', 'with a show of bravado', 'empty bravado', 'youthful bravado', and very often 'more bravado than…' (as in 'more bravado than sense').

It is an uncountable noun這是不可數名詞， and it usually appears in a few fixed shapes通常出現在幾個固定搭配裡 — 'an act of bravado'「an act of bravado」、 'a piece of bravado'「a piece of bravado」、 'with a show of bravado'「with a show of bravado」、 'empty bravado'「empty bravado」、 'youthful bravado'「youthful bravado」、 and very often 'more bravado than…'還有很常見的「more bravado than…」 (as in 'more bravado than sense')（像是「more bravado than sense」）。

The tone is mildly critical but rarely cruel; it can even be affectionate about someone young who is trying to look tough. Journalists use it a lot for politicians and for people who talk big about a fight they cannot win.

The tone is mildly critical but rarely cruel語氣帶點輕微的批評，但很少是刻薄的； it can even be affectionate about someone young who is trying to look tough用在一個想裝強悍的年輕人身上時，甚至可能帶著疼惜的味道。Journalists use it a lot for politicians記者很常用這個字來形容政治人物， and for people who talk big about a fight they cannot win或是那些對打不贏的仗誇口的人。

Notice that bravado is nearly always about the display — real courage that no one sees is never called bravado.

Notice that bravado is nearly always about the display注意bravado幾乎都跟「展示」有關 — real courage that no one sees is never called bravado沒有人看見的真正勇氣，從來不會被稱為bravado。