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单词 highfalutin
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high·fa·lu·tin

adjective
/ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn/
/ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn/
(informal)
  1. trying to be serious or important, but in a way that often appears silly and unnecessary装模作样的;浮夸的;做作的 synonym pretentious
    • highfalutin language冠冕堂皇的语言
    Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps from high + fluting (present participle of flute).
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