vaunt v. 夸耀;吹嘘;自夸(常带贬义,强调把成就或优点说得过分显眼)。*n.*(较少用)夸耀;吹嘘。
/ vɔːnt /
He never vaunts his achievements.
他从不夸耀自己的成就。
The company continued to vaunt its “record profits,” even as customers complained about rising prices and falling service quality.
尽管顾客抱怨价格上涨、服务质量下降,这家公司仍不断吹嘘其“创纪录的利润”。
vaunt 来自中古英语 vaunten,源于古法语 vanter(“吹嘘、夸耀”),与“赞美、炫耀”一类表达有关。该词在现代英语中多用于批评式语境,暗示“自我宣传过头”。