pomposity
英 [p?m'p?s?t?]
美
- n. 自大；炫耀；浮夸
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pomposities;副詞:?pompously;形容詞:?pompous;
中文詞源
pomposity 浮華，浮夸
來自pompous,浮化的，浮夸的。
英文詞源
- pomposity (n.)
- early 15c., "pomp, solemnity," from Medieval Latin pompositas, from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous). The sense of "ostentatious display" is from 1610s; earlier in French pomposité.
雙語例句
- 1. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
- 這個(gè)電視節(jié)目有些偽善和夸耀的嫌疑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
- 他憎惡自負(fù)的作派，而且不喜歡被稱為天才。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
- 任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[氣焰].
來自辭典例句
- 4. Pomposity was a feature of Mark from a very tender age.
- 馬克在幼年時(shí)就表現(xiàn)得很沒有禮貌.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She answered pomposity with irony and dominated conversations by her personality and shrewd psychology.
- 對于虛夸自負(fù)她用的是反唇相譏,她以她的人品和機(jī)敏的心理來控制同人家談話的進(jìn)程.
來自辭典例句