Swank



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.夸耀, 炫耀
• ［英］ v.夸耀, 炫耀 ( show, swagger, boast)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: swan ( 天鹅) +k
• ［例］ She swank about in her nice fur coat.

Webster Collegiate

kI. intransitive verb

• Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German swanken to sway; akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple
• Date: 1708
• show off, swagger; also boast 1

II. adjective

• Etymology: Middle Low German or Middle Dutch swanc supple; akin to Old High German swingan to swing
• Date: 1773
• Scottish full of life or energy ; active

III. adjective or swanky (swanker or swankier; -est)

• Date: circa 1842
• 1. characterized by showy display ; ostentatious <a swank limousine>
• 2. fashionably elegant ; smart <a swank restaurant>
• ? swankily adverb
• ? swankiness noun

IV. noun

• Date: circa 1854
• 1. arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner ; pretentiousness, swagger
• 2. elegance, fashionableness

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