brave
英 [breɪv]
美[brev]
- adj. 勇敢的；华丽的
- vt. 勇敢地面对
- n. 勇士
- n. (Brave)人名；(英)布雷夫；(俄)布拉韦
词态变化
复数: braves;第三人称单数: braves;过去式: braved;过去分词: braved;现在分词: braving;比较级: braver;最高级: bravest;副词: bravely;名词: bravery;
中文词源
brave 勇敢的
来自拉丁词barbarus, 见barbarian，野蛮的。后词义褒义化。
英英释意
- 1. a North American Indian warrior
- 2. people who are brave;
- "the home of the free and the brave"
英文词源
- brave
- brave: [15] The word which today means ‘courageous’ comes from one which meant ‘uncivilized, savage, wild’. English acquired brave via French brave, Italian bravo, and Vulgar Latin *brabus from Latin barbarus, source, via a different route, of English barbarous. Also from the Italian form come the exclamation bravo [18] and its derivative bravura [18], while Spanish bravada has contributed bravado [16].
=> bravado, bravo, bravura - brave (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French brave, "splendid, valiant," from Italian bravo "brave, bold," originally "wild, savage," possibly from Medieval Latin bravus "cutthroat, villain," from Latin pravus "crooked, depraved;" a less likely etymology being from Latin barbarus (see barbarous). A Celtic origin (Irish breagh, Cornish bray) also has been suggested.
Old English words for this, some with overtones of "rashness," included modig (now "moody"), beald ("bold"), cene ("keen"), dyrstig ("daring"). Brave new world is from the title of Aldous Huxley's 1932 satirical utopian novel; he lifted the phrase from Shakespeare ("Tempest" v.i.183). - brave (v.)
- "to face with bravery," 1776, from French braver, from brave (see brave (adj.)). Related: Braved; braving.
- brave (n.)
- "North American Indian warrior," c. 1600, from brave (adj.), and compare bravo.
同义词辨析
bold, brave, courageous, daring, heroic, fearless
这些形容词均含有"勇敢的"之意。
bold： 侧重指面对困难或危险时勇往直前，勇于进取的勇敢精神。
brave： 含义广泛，指天生的勇敢，无所畏惧地面对困难与危险，侧重胆识与果断。
courageous： 正式用词，侧重指在一切情况下都有胆量，无所畏惧，强调基于道德信念，经深思熟虑后所产生的勇敢。
daring： 强调面临意外或危险时胆大心细，头脑冷静。褒义贬义均可用，贬义指胆大妄为。
heroic： 正式用词，多指在战争或重大危险时，为他人为事业忘我献身的英雄气概。
fearless： 语气肯定，侧重在危险时无所畏惧，毫无动摇。
考试真题
- Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know- how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know-how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.
2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Some of the statistical generalizations may be positive and some groups have reputations for being smart, for being loyal, for being brave, for all sorts of things that are not at all negative.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm.
2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文
- He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had: be bold and brave.
2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- She had rich imagination and she was brave.
2018年高考英语天津卷 答案 答案
词组搭配
brave new world
used to refer, often ironically, to a new and hopeful period in history resulting from major changes in society
美好的新世界（指社会大变动后出现的使人满怀希望的新时期，常含有讽刺意味）
&B{the brave new world of} the health care market.
保健市场这个大有可为的新天地。
put a brave face on something
&B{the brave new world of} the health care market.
保健市场这个大有可为的新天地。
实用场景例句
- a vision of a brave new Britain
- 令人叹为观止的新英国远景
牛津词典
- an award for outstanding bravery
- 杰出英勇奖
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- acts of skill and bravery
- 有勇有谋的行为
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- the brave new world of technology
- 科技进步的美好新世界
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- He did not feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.
- 他怯于在机场直接面对记者。
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- Over a thousand people braved the elements (= went outside in spite of the bad weather) to attend the march.
- 一千多人不顾天气恶劣参加了游行。
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- America, the land of the free and the home of the brave
- 美国，自由者的土地、勇士的家园
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- He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.
- 他很想家，但却竭力表现得很高兴。
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- brave men and women
- 英勇无畏的男女
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- Be brave!
- 勇敢一些！
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- I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.
- 我当时没有勇气告诉她我对她的看法。
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- a brave decision
- 有勇气的决定
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- She died after a brave fight against cancer.
- 她在同癌症进行了顽强的搏斗之后死去了。
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- ...images of brave people risking their lives to aid others.
- 冒着生命危险去帮助他人的勇士们的形象
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
- 数千人在寒冷的天气中冒雨赶来以示他们的支持。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face...
- 他感到很失望，但还竭力强装欢笑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The White House tried to put a brave face on the job figures.
- 白宫面对就业数字强颜欢笑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
- 他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- One said he could not see anything except the blue of the sky.
- 其中一个说除了蓝色的天空,他不看到任何东西.
期刊摘选
- He was very brave about his operation.
- 他对手术毫无惧色.
《简明英汉词典》
- We ought to face the world and brave the storm.
- 我们应该经风雨,见世面.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We Chinese people are brave and industrious.
- 我们中国人是勇敢勤劳的.
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- You have done a brave act and you will hear about it.
- 你干了一件勇敢的事,你将会受到奖赏的.
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- The business folded up despite its brave start.
- 生意虽然开始时很成功,但终于失败了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They sang of his brave deeds.
- 他们歌颂他的英勇行为.
《简明英汉词典》
- A brave fireman rescued the woman.
- 一个勇敢的消防队员救了这女人.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Although he was very nervous, he put on a brave front.
- 尽管他非常紧张, 但还是装出一副勇敢的样子.
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