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bravura

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bra·vu·ra /brəˈvjʊərə $ -ˈvjʊrə/ noun [uncountable]  GOOD ATgreat skill shown in the way you perform, write, paint etc, especially when you do something very difficult 〔演出、写作、绘画等中表现出来的〕精湛技艺 a bravura performance 技艺高超的表演
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bravuraNot even a bravura turn by one of the most charismatic actors of his generation can relieve the torpor.It was simply a bravura display of useless knowledge.An austere bravura exhibition for six dancers, it offers a series of solos of ever-increasing technical demands.Ware traces their furtive encounters with uncommon detail and considerable bravura.A bit more bravura and the butcher would have had him.This is primarily a Delightful Precipice album, with much bravura contrapuntal writing and Django's vision more focused than ever.To the very end, the ice bridge of 1899 became a target for acts of bravura.
Origin bravura (1700-1800) Italian bravo; → BRAVE1
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bravura
bravura /brəˈvjʊərə $ -ˈvjʊrə/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Italian
 Origin: bravo; brave1
great skill shown in the way you perform, write, paint etc, especially when you do something very difficult:
    a bravura performance


bra·vuraBrE /brəˈvjʊərə/ 🔊NAmE /brəˈvjʊrə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) great skill and enthusiasm in doing sth artistic 精湛技艺a bravura performance出色的演出