sententious

sententious

英[senˈtenʃəs]美[sɛnˈtɛnʃəs]

adj.说教的，卖弄文采的，咬文嚼字的，爱用格言[警句]的；

副词：sententiously;

例句

a sententious essayist爱用警句的杂文家

Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.太多的时候,重要的插话演变成了一种说教式的对话.

Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase, spoken in low voice.他发表意见总是用柔和的声音,简短的句子.

Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase, spoken in low voice .他发表意见总是用柔和的声音，简短的句子。

英汉词典释义

adj.

说教的

卖弄文采的,咬文嚼字的

爱用格言〔警句〕的

n.

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing;

2. concise and full of meaning;