sententious
/senˈtenʃəs/adjective
- given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner说教的：
he tried to encourage his men with sententious rhetoric.
他试图用说教的言词鼓励他的士兵。
派生词
sententiously
adverbsententiousness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin sententiosus, from sententia 'opinion' （see SENTENCE）. The original sense was 'full of meaning or wisdom', later becoming depreciatory.