ostentatious
- adj. 招搖的;賣(mài)弄的;夸耀的;鋪張的;惹人注目的
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 字面含義:stretched to the front. => show, expose to view, exhibit, display.
3. => apparent, professed.
4. 也就是拉伸到前面、表面。
5. ostentate + -ious(復(fù)合后綴:-y, -ous).
6. ostentation => ostentati- + -ous.
中文詞源
來(lái)自ostentation,炫耀,賣(mài)弄。
英文詞源
- ostentatious (adj.)
- 1701, from ostentation + -ous. Earlier in a similar sense were ostentative (c. 1600); ostentive (1590s). Related: Ostentatiously; ostentatiousness (1650s).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.
- 她的語(yǔ)言優(yōu)美,絲毫無(wú)裝腔作勢(shì)之感。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He gave an ostentatious yawn.
- 他張揚(yáng)地打了個(gè)哈欠。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. They were neither aggressive nor ostentatious.
- 他們不好斗,也不愛(ài)炫耀自己.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. It was thought ostentatious of him.
- (大家)認(rèn)為他那么做是為了炫耀闊綽.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious.
- 他顯然很有錢(qián),但出手大方卻不炫富。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句