ostentation

n. 虚饰, 虚有其表, 卖弄

发音

其它 /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/

词形变化

ostentations 复数 ostentations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A show or spectacle.

    废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

flash fanfare inflation ostentatiousness pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness

上位词 5

display pretension inelegance largeness pretentiousness

下位词 6

ritz bravado splurge bluster exhibitionism pedantry

词源

Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation and its etymon Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn. By surface analysis, ostent + -ation.

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