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单词 vaunted
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vaunt·ed

adjective
/ˈvɔːntɪd/
/ˈvɔːntɪd/
[usually before noun] (formal)
  1. proudly talked about or praised as being very good, especially when this is not deserved被吹嘘的;被夸耀的
    • Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。
    Word Originlate Middle English: the noun a shortening of obsolete avaunt ‘boasting, a boast’; the verb (originally in the sense ‘use boastful language’) from Old French vanter, from late Latin vantare, based on Latin vanus ‘vain, empty’ + -ed.
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