brag英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. countable,uncountable

— Caesar […] made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
The thing which is boasted of. countable,uncountable

— Beauty is Nature's brag.

Comus
Short for three card brag. abbreviation,alt-of,uncountable

— our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive

动词 v.

To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. intransitive,often,with-of

— to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money
To act in an arrogant or boastful manner. intransitive,obsolete

— The dead mans corps hath made ſome Serpents weépe, / Such rewth may ryſe in beaſts of bloudy race: / And yet can man (which bragges aboue the reſt) / Uſe wracke for rewth? can murder like him beſt?

形容词 adj.

Excellent; first-rate.
Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. archaic

— a woundy, brag young fellow

副词 adv.

Proudly; boastfully. obsolete

— Seest how brag yond bullock beare […]his pricked eares?

词形变化

brags plural brags present,singular,third-person bragging participle,present bragged participle,past bragged past bragger comparative braggest superlative more brag comparative most brag superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

brag book bragless brag sheet bragability bragfest braggable braggard braggart braggatory braggery braggie braggish braggy bragworthy humblebrag not to brag outbrag

词源

词源 1

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

词源 2

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

词源 3

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

词源 4

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).