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thrasonicala. boastful,bragging,vaunting ( fr.Thraso,a boastful soldier in Terence’s comedy “Eu-nuchus”)夸口的,吹牛的,自负的。(词源来自罗马喜剧作家提仑斯《阉奴》一剧中一个吹牛的军人之名。) △As.5.2.35(31): “Caesar’s thrasonical brag of‘I came,saw,andovercame’.”i.e. Julius Caesar’s famous message,“Ve-ni,vidi,vici,” (“I came. I saw,I conquered,”) inwhich he announced to the Roman Senate his defeatof Pharnaces,King of Pontus,47B.C.凯撒的狂傲的夸口“我来了,我看见了,我征服了”。(按:此为罗马大将凯撒在公元前47年打败滂特斯国王法那齐斯后,给罗马元老院的战报中的名言。) △L.L.L.5.1.13 (11): “his general behaviourvain,ridiculous,and thrasonical.”他的一般行为可谓荒诞,可笑,浮夸。 |