主题词汇 | 源自意大利语的英语单词②

bravado
英 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ] 美 [brəˈvɑːdoʊ]
逞能、逞强;(有时)虚张声势

  • “这事你休想就这么过去,”他以出人意料的强横语气说道。
    'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.
  • 就是蛮干逞能的心理促使他要求老板辞职的。
    It was an act of bravado that made him ask his boss to resign.
  • 我补充一句,他有时表现得过分逞强。
    As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.

manifesto
英 [ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ] 美 [ˌmænɪˈfestoʊ]
(尤指政党或政府的)宣言、声明

  • 保守党人目前正在起草竞选宣言。
    The Tories are currently drawing up their election manifesto.
  • 在竞选宣言中,自由民主党人提出增加税收以支付改善教育的费用。
    In their election manifesto, the Liberal Democrats proposed increasing taxes to pay for improvements in education.

ruffian
英 [ˈrʌfiən] 美 [ˈrʌfiən]
流氓、暴徒、恶棍(通常指男性)

  • 他正要叫喊,那歹徒猛扑过来,卡住他的脖子。
    He was about to call out when that ruffian dashed at him and gripped his throat.

dilettante
英 [ˌdɪləˈtænti] 美 [ˌdɪləˈtænti]
【贬义词】(尤指艺术方面的)浅薄的涉猎者、浅尝辄止者、半吊子、半瓶醋

  • 就对酒的研究而言,他只是有点爱好而已。
    He's a bit of a dilettante as far as wine is concerned.

cognoscenti
英 [ˌkɒnjəˈʃenti] 美 [ˌkɑːnjəˈʃenti]
【正式用语】专家、行家

  • 她是国际知名的电影专家。
    She has an international reputation among film cognoscenti.
  • 因为不是行家,我领悟不到这场芭蕾舞的精妙之处。
    Not being one of the cognoscenti, I failed to understand the ballet's subtler points.

intelligentsia
英 [ɪnˌtelɪˈdʒentsiə] 美 [ɪnˌtelɪˈdʒentsiə]
知识界、知识阶层

  • 我在知识界的资历还没有高到能受邀参加这种盛会。
    I was not high up enough in the intelligentsia to be invited to such exalted meetings.