ostentation
美音:[´ɔsten´teıʃən
]
英音:[´ɔsten´teıʃən
]
n.卖弄,夸耀,摆阔,风头主义
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ostentation为短语/超纲词汇
词根
tend,tens,tent＝to stretch（张开）
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ostentation
/,ɒsten'teɪʃn; ,ɑstɛn`teʃən/
n [U] (derog 贬) exaggerated display (of wealth, knowledge, skill, etc) intended to impress people or make them envious （对财富、知识、技巧等的）夸耀, 炫示, 夸示, 卖弄
*the vulgar ostentation of the newly rich 暴发户庸俗的摆阔
* Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation. 他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
n [U] (derog 贬) exaggerated display (of wealth, knowledge, skill, etc) intended to impress people or make them envious （对财富、知识、技巧等的）夸耀, 炫示, 夸示, 卖弄
*the vulgar ostentation of the newly rich 暴发户庸俗的摆阔
* Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation. 他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
ostentation
n[U]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin, from ostentare 'to show ostentatiously', from ostendere; OSTENSIBLE]
when you deliberately try to show people how rich or clever you are, in order to make them admire you
Her lifestyle was remarkably free from ostentation.
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin, from ostentare 'to show ostentatiously', from ostendere; OSTENSIBLE]
when you deliberately try to show people how rich or clever you are, in order to make them admire you
Her lifestyle was remarkably free from ostentation.
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