Dreye權威釋義

n. & vi. & vt.

誇張；吹噓

衍生

n.

vaunter

ad.

vauntingly

辨析

同義參見:

glory vapor air boast

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/vɔːnt/

v.

[usu. as adj. vaunted] boast about or praise (something) excessively.

n.

archaic a boast.

Derivative

vaunter n.
vaunting adj.
vauntingly adv.

Etymology

ME: the noun a shortening of obs. avaunt ‘boasting, a boast’; the verb from OFr. vanter, from late L. vantare, based on L. vanus ‘vain, empty’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》