ostentation
[,ɔsten'teiʃən]
n. 卖弄;虚饰;虚有其表
同义词
参考例子
1.Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation.
要选择行动的一声,而不是炫耀的一生。
2.Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation. ( C. Nepos.
选择行动的一生,而不是炫耀的一生。
3.She had a small property, which she bequeathed with much ostentation to a religious community.
她有一份小小的财产,已经大吹大擂地捐给一个宗教团体了。
英文解释
n.
1.a gaudy outward display
2.lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
3.pretentious or showy or vulgar display
网络释义
ostentation
虚饰的; 夸示的; 卖弄; 夸耀,卖弄,炫耀;
look impressive but worthless ostentation
虚有其表;