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os·ten·ta·tion
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词根:ostentation
adj.ostentatious 招摇的;卖弄的;夸耀的;铺张的;惹人注目的
15世纪中期, ostentacioun,“雄心勃勃的展示,虚荣的表演,旨在引起赞赏或吸引注意力的展示”,源自于古法语 ostentacion(14世纪中期)并直接源自拉丁语 ostentationem(主格 ostentatio)“展示,陈列,虚荣的展示”,动作名词,来自于 ostentare “展示”, ostendere “展示”(参见 ostensible)的频繁形式的过去分词词干。
Middle English ostentacion, from Middle French, from Latin ostentation-, ostentatio, from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere
The first known use of ostentation was in the 15th century
osteoarthritisnoun
arthritis marked by the breakdown of cartilage and bone of joints
ostentatiousadjective
fond of or showing ostentation
ostentatiousadjective
fond of or showing ostentation
ostentationnoun
unnecessary show to attract attention, admiration, or envy
1 Its clean layout of objective information contrasted with the ostentation and flash of colorful, biased food advertising.
2 She had a small property, which she bequeathed with much ostentation to a religious community.
她有一份小小的财产, 已经大吹大擂地捐给一个宗教团体了.
3 And the subtlety of their ostentation drew my attention.
4 English : Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation.
每日名言(07.07.20)要选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生.
5 Affectation and ostentation are not part of his makeup and, once seated at the instrument, he and the harpsichord become one.
6 When they indulge luxury, it isn’t for ostentation, but to reflect back at visitors the seriousness of their cultural investment.
7 The main difference between the old and the new is a shift away from ostentation and toward a discreetly refined simplicity.
8 But Mr. Denk sailed through them with apparent ease, showing total command without ostentation and leaving audience members grasping for superlatives at intermission.
9 “So much of production, in theatre or elsewhere, is about ostentation now, digital bells and whistles,” he said.
10 Thanks to them, thoughtfulness and ostentation finally went hand in hand — one didn’t have to trade one revolution for the other.
11 As nature and New York women know well, clanking ostentation can be more practical than camouflage.
12 His formidable technique notwithstanding, all his gestures are musically motivated, natural, and without ostentation or show.
13 A royal castle is a curious spot at which to end my time in Denmark, a country that seems so defiantly against all privilege, hierarchy and ostentation.
14 Choose a life of action, none one of ostentation.
选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生.
15 We do not quote them with ostentation, but they mingle with our minds, sweeten our tempers, and harmonize our thoughts;
这并不是因为我们想引用他的作品以示卖弄,而是它们已融入了我们的心灵,陶冶了我们的性情,融洽了我们的思想;
16 The official media announced that he had failed to overcome "errors" such as "abuse of authority" and "ostentation".
官方媒体宣称这是因为他没能改掉滥用职权和浮夸的错误。
17 Next comes must-have mob wife ostentation in the form of diamonds, pearls, and other gems placed atop the polish for maximum glam.
18 “Good taste without extravagance or ostentation” was, according to the judges, the standard of inclusion.
19 Forsake your greed, abandon your appetites of ostentation.
除去你的贪心, 放弃你所炫耀的爱好.
20 The society of the time was one of great ostentation.
1 显示
symptomatic epideictic exhibitive registration manifestation showing exposition show tell stand radiate ooze say give read speak discover paint reveal register expose stamp manifest proclaim unroll blazon
2 炫示
3 讲排场
4 夸耀
viewy fanfare flaunt swank pomposity ritz ostent glory brag pride vaunt make a display of pique oneself on pique oneself upon ostentatious flaunty display crow make a parade of
5 卖弄
ostentatious splurge make a parade of pose exhibition flaunt showboat flash fanfare air sport show forth flamboyant glitzy glitter swanky posey swank showboating show off grandstanding exhibit show razzmatazz hotdog show-off grandstand hotshot strut gam strut stuff
7 虚饰
fastuous flash colored painted vain flashy pretentious ostentatious chrome-plated meretricious put-on pretty-pretty stiltedly showily show dash gloss varnish veneer gilt pretense frill pomp pretension pageantry affectation gilding frippery gild doggy circumstance pageant semblance tinsel prank coloured glossy gilded flamboyant fallalery display paint parade pretence wangle peacockery
9 炫耀
display dash parade swank vaunt air quarter flash flourish tart plume flaunt showboat big-note strut stuff cut a wide swath conspicuous pretentious flamboyant ostentatious conspicuously ostentatiously obtrusively showmanship showing-off doggy gaudy peacockish blaze splurge refulgence prank make a display of cut a swath come it over fine brilliant flashy swanky glitzy effusive ritzy epideictic glitter pageant pomp pretence panache affectation éclat coruscate glare trophy grandstanding affect pose flash around show off showboating exhibit strut your stuff fastuous blatant glaring grandstand showy hotshot splashy flaunty gaudery fofarraw spread demonstration splash strut fanfare brandish show-off pomposity frippery ritz foofaraw frounce tigerism show peacock gam sport flare