swashbuckle
/ˈswɒʃˌbʌkl/verb
no obj.[usu. as adj. swashbuckling]
- engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance虚张声势; 恃强凌弱:
a crew of swashbuckling buccaneers.
一帮虚张声势的海盗。
词源
late 19th cent.: back-formation from SWASHBUCKLER.