bravado [brəˈvɑ:doʊ]

例句:

• Of course, this cheerful misanthropy was partly bravado.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Then there were those who stayed from sheer bravado.
  来自WSJ
• His stories about his sexual experimentation were more bravado than fact.
  他讲述的那些自己进行性尝试的事，更多的是吹嘘而非事实。
  
• "You won't get away with this," he said with unexpected bravado.
  “这事你休想就这么过去，”他以出人意料的强横语气说道。
  
• an act of sheer bravado
  纯属逞能的举动
  
• He dismissed inquiries about his missing limb with bravado.
  来自NEWYORKER