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单词 ostentation
释义
ostentation
ɒstentʃən ˌɑstənˈteɪʃən
N-UNCOUNT 炫耀;夸示;卖弄 If you describe someone's behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. 炫耀;夸示;卖弄 [formal, disapproval]
  • Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of the 1980s.

    消费者摒弃了20世纪80年代铺张摆阔的陋习。

  • On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.

    大体上说,她生活俭朴,不事张扬。

SYN display, show, parade, boasting
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