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:
- a gaudy outward display同義詞:fanfare, flash
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity同義詞:ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
- pretentious or showy or vulgar display
例句:
- Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.
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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