ostentation 详细解释

ostentation

[.ɔsten'teiʃən]

n.卖弄, 虚饰, 炫耀, <古>摆阔, 讲排场

词义辨析

同义参见:

vanity  pomp  

英英释义

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

补充

ostentationostentation英:[ˌɔstenˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌɑstɛnˈteʃən, -tən-]n.1.摆阔, 讲排场2.炫耀, 卖弄

例句

1. Owning more than two cars is pure ostentation.拥有两辆以上汽车纯粹是炫耀。 2. my distaste for any ostentation我对任何形式的炫耀的厌恶 3. Consumers soon abandoned the excess and ostentation of the 1980s.消费者们很快摈弃了20世纪80年代铺张和炫耀的消费观。 4. The actress avoids ostentation. She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.那位女演员不愿意炫耀。她住的是小房子，开的是经济型轿车。 5. She dressed stylishly without ostentation. [=she dressed in a way that was simple yet attractive]她穿着高雅而不招摇。 6. He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation.他的文字简洁明了不加粉饰。

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