pompous
英 [ˈpɒmpəs]
美 [ˈpɑːmpəs]
adj. 虚华的; 言辞浮夸的
Collins.1 / BNC.11603 / COCA.17023
牛津词典
adj.
- 虚华的;言辞浮夸的
showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words- a pompous official
自负的官员
- a pompous official
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 自负的;自命不凡的
If you describe someone aspompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.
他有点自大,自视甚高。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.
- ADJ-GRADED 盛大的;壮观的
Apompousbuilding or ceremony is very grand and elaborate.- The service was grand without being pompous.
仪式场面宏大,却不浮华。
- The service was grand without being pompous.
双语例句
- He is a harsh man, at once pompous and officious.
他是个严酷的人,既自负又爱管闲事。 - Shut up, he told himself. you're getting awfully pompous.
住口,他对自己说。你变得夸夸其谈了。 - In a chapter he regards Edward Gibbon and Samuel Johnsons style as pompous.
在某一章,他认为爱德华吉布森和萨缪尔约翰逊的风格是非常浮华的。 - Mr Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man.
柯林斯先生是个自高自大,喜爱炫耀、心胸狭窄的蠢汉。 - He was generally disliked and regarded as a pompous ass.
他常不招人待见,而且被看作是个自负的大傻帽儿。 - The service was grand without being pompous.
仪式场面宏大,却不浮华。 - Because the bread and wine were not physically transformed into Christ's body and blood, there was no need for spurious ceremonies and pompous rituals.
因为饼与酒没有在实际上转化成基督的身体和血,虚假的典礼和浮夸的仪式就可以免了。 - He can be self-righteous, pompous and annoying, but.
他自以为是、浮华、恼人。 - You could become pompous or mystical when you are in over your head.
当你沉浸在自己的世界里是会变成自负的或神秘的。 - Anything I say now is bound to sound pompous.
现在我说的任何话听起来一定是很浮夸的。
