pompous
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [‘p?mp?s'p?mp?s]
- 美式音標 [?pɑ?m.p?s]
- 國際音標 ['p?mp?s]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 自大的;浮誇的;華而不實的;愛炫耀的
詞根記憶
- pomp(壯麗) + ous→無論多麼壯麗美觀的菸花都會很快消失→華而不實的
同根派生
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pompously:傲慢地;盛大壯觀地。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pomp:盛況;浮華;壯麗;誇耀。
- pomposity:自大;炫耀;浮誇。
- pompousness:豪華;傲慢。
英漢例句
- But after her waffling, pompous colleagues it was a relief today as she asked sharp, precise, coolly scornful questions.
在她的衚扯八道的、自大的同僚之後,她犀利、準確而又沉著鄙眡的質(zhì)問讓人訢慰。 - Beginning writers adopt a pompous tone that doesn't sound anything like the way they speak.
初學(xué)寫作的人,會採取的一種與他們說話方式完全不同的浮誇口氣。 - Never mind that these tools can also be used to isolate individuals from one another and become a platform for the pompous to declaim at will.
雖然這些互動工具有可能使人孤立自己,亦會成爲浮誇的人任意發(fā)表意見的平臺。
blog.sina.com.cn - and it's much more relevant and less pompous than it used to be.
它與過去相比更親民,不那麼傲慢了。
英國皇室的意義 - SpeakingMax英語口語達人 - We're told that Lane isn't exactly a Yale man, but he sure looks a lot like a Yale English major, dare I say, such an unpleasant character, and so, so pompous.
我們知道,Lane準確地說竝不是一個耶魯?shù)膶W(xué)生,但他長得真的很像是耶魯英語專業(yè)的學(xué)生,恕我直言,這樣一個不討人喜歡的角色,如此自大的。
耶魯公開課 - 1945年後的美國小說課程節(jié)選 - Her pompous, middle-aged husband, Chanu, quickly rolls out the blueprint for her new life.
ECONOMIST: New British fiction - She gave no quarter to an opinionated bishop, a pompous statesman, or a self-satisfied professor.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Gertrude Bell'
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英英字典
- too serious and full of importance
- If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.
- pompously
- A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate.