ostentatious

ostentatious音标

英 [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs]

美 [ˌɑ:stenˈteɪʃəs]

ostentatious基本释义

adj.炫耀的；浮夸的；浮华的；豪华的

ostentatious用法及例句

adj

1. intended to attract notice and impress others

e.g. an ostentatious sable coat

Synonym: pretentious

2. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

Synonym: pretentious

1. 豪华的；浮华的；铺张的If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people.

e.g. ...his house, which, however elaborate, is less ostentatious than the preserves of other Dallas tycoons.他的那所尽管装饰精致、但并不及达拉斯其他大亨的私宅那样奢华的房子e.g. ...an ostentatious wedding reception.豪华铺张的婚宴

2. （人）炫耀的，夸示的，卖弄的If you describe someone as ostentatious, you disapprove of them because they want to impress people with their wealth or importance.

e.g. Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious...他显然很有钱，但出手大方却不炫富。e.g. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.她的语言优美，丝毫无装腔作势之感。

ostentatiouslyHer servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired.她的仆人们穿着虽然没有她那么显摆，却也是同样考究。

3. （动作或行为）招摇的，显眼的，引人注目的You can describe an action or behaviour as ostentatious when it is done in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention.

e.g. His wife was fairly quiet but she is not an ostentatious person anyway.他的妻子几乎没有怎么开口，不过她本来就不是好出风头的人。

ostentatiouslyHarry stopped under a street lamp and ostentatiously began inspecting the contents of his bag.哈里在一盏街灯下停了下来，开始显摆地查看包里的东西。

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1. 装饰表面的：ostentation 卖弄 | ostentatious 装饰表面的 | osteoarthritis 骨关节炎

2. 賣弄：8.Stilted 生硬 | 9.Ostentatious 卖弄 | 10.Artificial 虚假

3. 夸示的：ostentatious 装饰表面的 | ostentatious 夸示的 | ostentatiously 夸示地

4. 装饰表面的/夸示的/华美的：just so you could have the nuns 尼姑,修女 in the thong and the feathers. | ostentatious. 装饰表面的,夸示的,华美的 | independent独立派人士,无*派者

A group of long-term unemployed..provoked by the ostentatious display of privilege and prosperity.

出自：J. G. Ballard

近义词

反义词

临近词

showy鲜艳的

brazen厚颜无耻的

overdone过度的

affected受影响的

flashy闪光的

garish过分装饰的

flagrant恶名昭著的

pretentious自命不凡的

swanky 爱出风头的...

adorned动词adorn的过去式,...

grandiose宏伟的

flamboyant艳丽的

fancy华丽装饰的

unostentatious不虚装门面的...

ostentatious jewellery

ostrich

ostentatiously dressed

ostentatious gold jewellery

ostentatiously

Ostentatious conception and innovative duty

ostentatious display

ostentatiously stylish

ostentatiousness

ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty.

ostentatious and extravagant

ostensible

相关列句

For the most ostentatious Chinese consumers like to shop abroad.(对于大多数招摇的中国消费者喜欢在国外消费。)

The night nurse made her way down through what was technically her employer's house, an ugly, ostentatious one .(那位夜班护士走下这名义上属于她雇主的丑怪而浮华的房屋。)

Despite their prices, Bristol cars are not ostentatious, which seems to be part of their appeal.(尽管价格昂贵，布里斯托尔汽车却相当的低调，这好像也是他独特魅力的一部分。)

Scruffy trousers, jeans, ostentatious jewelry and outrageous hair styles and colors are strictly banned.(邋遢的裤子，牛仔裤，招摇的珠宝，怪异的发型和发色都是被严令禁止的。)

However, for a few people, keeping pets is an ostentatious display of their wealth.(然而，对某些人而言，饲养宠物只是炫耀财富的一种手段。)

It was thought ostentatious of him.((大家)认为他那么做是为了炫耀阔绰。)

Fashion becomes more excessive and ostentatious.(时尚变得更加炫目。)

He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way.(他骑了一辆自行车，在我家门前炫耀地骑来骑去。)

People tend to want to sensationalize the images and thereby make my clients look like they are ostentatious.(人们往往希望炒作这些图像，因此使我的客户看起来像是在炫耀。)

Do not wear ostentatious jewellery or accessories.(不要穿戴过分招摇的珠宝和配饰。)