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ostentation

音標[,?sten'tei??n] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 虛飾, 虛有其表, 賣弄

英文解釋:

名詞 ostentation:

  1. a gaudy outward display
    同義詞:fanfare, flash
  2. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
    同義詞:ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
  3. pretentious or showy or vulgar display

例句:

  1. Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.
    不裝腔作勢的不裝腔作勢的,不誇耀的; 不鋪張招搖的; 謙遜

詳細解釋:


os.ten.ta.tion

n.(名詞)
Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
炫耀:試圖打動別人的、誇耀的展示;自吹自擂的賣弄
Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.
古語 顯示:顯示的動作或實例;展覽

來源:
Middle English ostentacioun
中古英文 ostentacioun
from Old French ostentacion
源自 古法文 ostentacion
from Latin ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn-
源自 拉丁語 ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn-
from ostent3re [frequentative of] ostendere [to show] * see ostensible
源自 ostent3re [] ostendere的重複動詞 [顯示] *參見 ostensible

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