pomp·ous
adjective/ˈpɒmpəs/
/ˈpɑːmpəs/
(disapproving)- showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words
synonym pretentious虚华的;言辞浮夸的 - a pompous official
自负的官员 - His speech sounded very pompous and self-congratulatory.
他的讲话听起来非常浮夸和沾沾自喜。
Extra Examples- It was a good letter, if a little pompous.
这是一封很好的信,虽然有点浮夸。 - She found him pompous and annoying.
她发现他傲慢而烦人。 - I can't stand pompous people.
我受不了浮夸的人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPompous is used with these nouns:- jerk
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur’, from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp’. - a pompous official