Pooterism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Taking oneself grotesquely seriously.

    不可数

    The Daily Telegraph In his letter, Morgan obligingly, but probably unwittingly, demonstrated a wonderfully neat example of "Pooterism".

    NY Times [P]rivacy would be a prime value in the world of Pooterism and the semi-detached villa on a suburban line.

    The Daily Telegraph Yes, the element of Pooterism is fantastically strong, taking yourself grotesquely seriously.

词源

Pooter + -ism, from the character in Diary of a Nobody.

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