high-flown

形容词 high-flown:

1. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
   同义词：high-sounding, inflated
2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
   同义词：exalted, sublime, grand, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded

high-flown

adj.（形容词）
Exceedingly lofty or exalted:
高尚的，崇高的：
例句：
high-flown ideas about the history of Christianity.
对于基督教历史的崇高思想

Highly pretentious or inflated:
华而不实或夸张的：
例句：
high-flown rhetoric.
华而不实的修辞