swank

swank

英 [swæŋk]
　　美 [swæŋk]

n. 出風頭；虛張聲勢
　　vi. 炫耀；出風頭
　　adj. 愛打扮的，華麗的
　　n. (Swank)人名；(英)斯旺克

中文詞源：

swank 炫耀，賣弄

來自輔音叢 sw-,彎，轉，搖擺，搖晃，比較 swing,sway,sweep,swipe.引申比喻義炫耀，賣弄。

例句：

1. There was no swank in Martin.
馬丁從不炫耀自己。

2. It was Swank's judgment that he had become irrelevant.
斯旺克的評價是,此人已無足輕重瞭.

3. Don't be such a swank!
別那麼招搖!

4. Swank as well as I still hoped that perhaps they had not shown their hand completely.
斯旺克和我仍抱希望,也許他們還沒有完全亮出他們的牌.

5. Swank was born in Washington State, or perhaps Nebraska.
斯萬卡出生於華盛頓州, 或者可能是內佈拉斯加州.