1 ADV-GRADED [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] 装模作样地 You say that someone speaks or behaves grandly when they are trying to impress other people. 装模作样地 [disapproval]
2 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB before verb] 夸大地（称为）;美其名曰地 You use grandly in expressions such as 'grandly named' or 'grandly called' to say that the name of a place or thing makes it sound much more impressive than it really is. 夸大地（称为）;美其名曰地 [mainly British]
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The grandly named European Cricketer Cup is based at Worksop College.
名字叫得响当当的欧洲板球运动员杯实际在沃克索普私立中学举行。
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Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.
露西尔的家美其名曰城堡，事实上不过是一座壕沟环绕的大农场。
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