ostentation
音标[,ɒsten'teiʃәn]
汉语翻译
n. 虚饰, 虚有其表, 卖弄
英语解释
名词 ostentation:
- a gaudy outward display同义词：fanfare, flash
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity同义词：ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
- pretentious or showy or vulgar display
例句
- Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.不装腔作势的不装腔作势的，不夸耀的; 不铺张招摇的; 谦逊
详细解释
os.ten.ta.tion
n.（名词）Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.炫耀：试图打动别人的、夸耀的展示；自吹自擂的卖弄Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.【古语】 显示：显示的动作或实例；展览
来源：Middle English ostentacioun 中古英语 ostentacioun from Old French ostentacion 源自 古法语 ostentacion from Latin ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn- 源自 拉丁语 ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn- from ostent3re [frequentative of] ostendere [to show] * see ostensible 源自 ostent3re [] ostendere的重复动词 [显示] *参见 ostensible
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