highfalutin /ˌhaɪfəˈluːtn̩/ adjective /ˌhaɪfəˈluːtn̩/
adjective
Learner's definition of HIGHFALUTIN
[more highfalutin; most highfalutin] informal
: seeming or trying to seem great or important装腔作势的；妄自尊大的 -
I enjoy the opera, but not all of the highfalutin [=pretentious] people it seems to attract.我喜欢歌剧，但不喜欢所有那些自命不凡的歌剧迷。
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a highfalutin way of talking傲慢的谈话方式