grandiloquent
/grænˈdɪləkwənt/adjective
- pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress(语言、风格或手法)(尤指故意)浮夸的:
a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory.
一场歌颂西班牙辉煌的浮华庆典。
派生词
grandiloquence
noungrandiloquently
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin grandiloquus literally'grand-speaking', from grandis 'grand' + loqui 'speak'. The ending was altered in English by association with ELOQUENT.