vaunted
adjective /ˈvɔːntɪd/
/ˈvɔːntɪd/
[usually before noun] (formal)- 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。
词源late 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. - Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.