highfalutin
美音:
[´haıfə´lu:tın
]英音:
[´haıfə´lu:tın
]自大的,骄傲的
难易程度:
highfalutin为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
异体字:hifalutin
highfalutin
adj informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: high + falutin, perhaps from fluting 'making a high sound (as if) on the flute']
highfalutin language or behaviour seems silly although it is intended to be impressive - used to show disapproval