取り違えやすい組 · C1
Flout or flaunt?
You flout a rule: you break it openly and without shame. You flaunt a possession or a quality: you display it to be admired. The confusion runs one way — people write flaunt the rules — but flouting is about defiance and flaunting is about showing off.
どの語を、なぜ
- flout
break a rule openly and deliberately
To defy a law or convention without hiding it.
flout the rules · flout the ban · openly flouted
- flaunt
display something to be admired
To show off something you have, in a way others may find distasteful.
flaunt his wealth · flaunt it · flaunt her success
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