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美:[ˈpɑmpəs]
英:[ˈpɒmpəs]
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pomp·ous
pam ps
比较级:more pompous
最高级:most pompous
pompously (adv.), pompousness (n.)
词根:pomp
adv.pompously 傲慢地;盛大壮观地
n.pomp 盛况;浮华;壮丽;夸耀
pomposity 自大;炫耀;浮夸
pompousness 豪华;傲慢
adjective
showing or inclined to show an exaggerated air of dignity or importance.The pompous butler looked down his nose at the casually-dressed visitor.His mother is quite unassuming and down-to-earth, but his father is rather pompous.
marked by showiness or bombast.
characterized by pomp and ceremony.
14世纪后期,“以夸张的自我重要感或炫耀的庄严风格为特征”,源自古法语 pompos(14世纪,现代法语 pompeux),直接源自晚期拉丁语 pomposus “庄严的,华丽的”,源自拉丁语 pompa “盛况”(见 pomp)。更字面(但不常见)的意思“以壮丽和尊严为特征”可追溯至15世纪初。在15世纪,它也可以意味着“凶猛,可怕”。相关: Pompously; pompousness。
see pomp
The first known use of pompous was in the 15th century
pompousadjective
making a show of importance or dignity
a pompous manner
having an overly high opinion of one's importance
a pompous politician
pompousadjective
making a show of importance or dignity
a pompous manner
having an overly high opinion of one's importance
a pompous politician
pompousadjective
making a show of importance or dignity
a pompous manner
having an overly high opinion of one's importance
a pompous politician
1 Milan was no longer the pompous seat of the Imperial Court.
2 The result was several distinct species, to each of which scientists have assigned a pompous Latin name.
3 Built in 1862, its slightly pompous facade makes it every inch a creation of Napoleon III's overambitious second empire.
4 Daisy Fellowes, a Singer sewing-machine heiress, magazine editor, and woman of daredevil chic, once declared, "A good hall is a pompous hall."
5 He shows us the North only through the fog of its bungling brutality and pompous pronouncements.
6 She had, likewise, a fierce and a hard eye: it reminded me of Mrs. Reed’s; she mouthed her words in speaking; her voice was deep, its inflections very pompous, very dogmatical,—very intolerable, in short.
7 The inanities of creative-writing programs present an admittedly broad target — they practically satirize themselves — but Schumacher still has some good, clean fun at the expense of addled students and pompous administrators.
8 In his little comedy Saint-Saëns recalls the conflict between voluptuous Philistines and sanctimonious Hebrews in his grand opera Samson et Dalila, and Gounod in La colombe likewise parodies his own more pompous Faust.
9 He bowed to the lady a pompous manner.
他以及其傲慢的态度向那位女士鞠了个躬.
10 Edison’s least favorite people were union leaders and pompous academics — the sort who’d never solved a technical problem or built anything of value with their hands.
11 How can you tolerate that pompous idiot?
你怎么能容忍那个自大的糊涂虫 呢 ?
12 Woe betide the pompous, who found themselves skewered with barbs of humour, and the boring, who found themselves banished.
13 Then again, it was Duchamp's nature to play on words, make jokes and poke fun at the pompous art world.
14 President Warren Harding was an orator, but his bloviations were an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea.
15 How do you explain Sergeant Pompous and the Fancy Pants Club Band?
那你怎么解释豪华官兵俱乐部以及情趣内裤用品店 呢 ?
16 There were some who admired him and others who considered him a pompous windbag.
17 The images evoke curiosity and awe without being pompous about it.
18 The dramatic fountains at the World War II Memorial are costly and complex, but without them, the pompous classical plaza is hopelessly barren.
19 If you're the head of a company and what you write is stiff and pompous.
如果你是一个公司的领导,而你写的东西既生硬又夸大其辞.
20 Among the novel’s wittiest sections is a public debate with the pompous headmaster — a kind of early version of the Scopes Trial.
1 浮华的
dashing ritzy rotund turgid rakish tumid flash glossy flashy artsy ostentatious foppish doggish buckish euphuistic dashy
2 傲慢自大
3 壮丽的
state epic superb noble glorious splendid gallant princely palatial splendiferous magnific grandioso
4 妄自尊大的
5 壮丽
state epic superb noble glorious splendid gallant princely palatial splendiferous magnific nobly grandioso glory magnificence splendour
6 言辞浮夸的
7 浮夸
vain swollen flamboyant grandiose bombastic boastful flatulent fustian high-blown bombastically pomp flatulence flamboyance fuss and feathers glorified orotund pomposity glossy overblown turgid turgidly large rotund tumescent bigly display coxcombry
8 装腔作势
9 自命不凡的
stuck-up posey important upstart portentous toffee-nosed snob grand swelling sophomoric priggish highfalutin self-glorifying upstage and county
10 盛大的
11 自命不凡
stuck-up posey important upstart portentous toffee-nosed air snob chichi fancy give oneself airs feel oats grand swelling sophomoric priggish highfalutin self-glorifying self-assumption consequence self-conceit self-glorification self-admiration self-inflation upstage and county
12 自大的
swelled-headed cockish huffish big smart imperial assuming swollen arrogant swanky dictatorial pontifical snooty self-important stuck-up bumptious swoln thrasonical biggity hincty self-conceited swollen-headed hinkty swellheaded superior consequential haughty uppity huffy overweening
13 自负的
grand proud vain consequential pretentious immodest vainglorious overweening bumptious jumped-up overblown pontifical conceited overconfident chesty self-opinionated too big for boots big-headed toplofty important self-sufficient cocky snotty ditzy assumptive magniloquent self-affected flatuous secure strut pragmatic ostentatious boastful flatulent self-assertive priggish vapouring thrasonical cock-a-hoop vauntful vogie self-opinioned huffish cockish confident assuming puffy stuffy swanky vaunted self-assured self-important cocksure high-blown vaunty biggety
14 炫耀的
15 浮夸的
vain swollen flamboyant grandiose bombastic boastful flatulent fustian high-blown glorified orotund glossy overblown turgid large rotund tumescent
17 壮观
proud spectacular brave noble splendid aristocratic whiz-bang glory splendour imposing grandiose pride spectacle pageant pomp magnificence blazonry
18 夸大
large tall exaggerated bouncing grandiose hyperbolic bombastic vaulting outre grandiloquent high-flown highfalutin orotund highflying magniloquent Ossianic Bunyanesque exaggeration grandiosity exaggerate hyperbolize overpitch overcharge overpaint stick it on pile it on puffy gassy blown-up bombast high-sounding fustian overshot hifalutin highfaluting exaggerative big pomposity stretchability grandiloquence stretch amplify magnify overstate overdraw mouth filling
19 自负
grand proud vain consequential pretentious immodest vainglorious overweening bumptious jumped-up vainly ego vanity self-esteem conceit pretension vainglory pomposity fancy oneself be too big for boots pontifical conceited big-headed immodestly conceitedly big-headedness pride self-regard immodesty toplofty important self-sufficient cocky snotty overconfident chesty ditzy assumptive magniloquent self-opinionated cock-a-hoop assumption egotism self-admiration self-appreciation fancy have tickets on oneself turn head self-affected flatuous secure strut pragmatic ostentatious boastful flatulent self-assertive priggish vapouring thrasonical vauntingly priggism boast inflation perch sufficiency pragmatism self-love flatulence overconfidence vaunt self-assertion self-conceit tympany self-pride self-glorification amour-propre priggery flatulency vainness egotize swell bloat preen blow swollen cranium vauntful vogie self-opinioned huffish cockish confident assuming puffy stuffy overblown swanky vaunted self-assured self-important cocksure high-blown vaunty biggety big overconfidently self-trust self-assumption security wind confidence superior self-confidence egoism self-assurance self-worth self-opinion self-glory huff high-hat think penny silver be above oneself
20 华丽
smart grand fancy gay brave glorious splendid sporty baroque posh flamboyant jazzy flowery garish primrose ostentatious rococo ritzy chichi nobby richly gaily flare bravery pomp swank pizzazz
21 妄自尊大
snotty snooty self-important snotty-nosed delusion self-importance megalomania be too big for your boots
23 矫饰的
24 傲慢自大的
25 自大
swelled-headed cockish huffish big smart imperial assuming swollen arrogant swanky dictatorial pontifical snooty self-important stuck-up bumptious swoln thrasonical biggity hincty self-conceited swollen-headed hinkty swellheaded self-consequence side importance self-esteem conceit puffiness self-importance pomposity self-conceit self-pride bumbledom magnify oneself swelled head hauteur superior consequential haughty uppity huffy overweening pride arrogance hubris egotism cock put on airs vain glory look big proud as a peacock a swelled head
26 浮华
dashing ritzy rotund turgid rakish tumid razzle-dazzle dandify flash glossy flashy artsy ostentatious foppish doggish buckish euphuistic dashy puppy vanity pomp
27 壮观的
great fine spectacular brave glorious proud noble splendid aristocratic whiz-bang imposing grandiose
28 傲慢的
huffish high big grand proud superior imperial assuming cavalier arrogant bloated defiant overbearing perky haughty dictatorial upstage imperious insolent snooty disdainful bratty high-stepping lordly snippy huffy stuck-up supercilious cavalierly overweening assumptive stiff-backed hoity-toity bumptious sniffy uppish orgulous biggety misproud fastuous surquedous topping sublime lofty potty consequential masterful breezy self-sufficient brash presumptuous patronizing magisterial boastful high-minded scornful impertinent presuming lippy stiff-necked standoffish vapouring snuffy snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy toplofty proud hearted
29 夸大的
large tall exaggerated bouncing grandiose hyperbolic bombastic vaulting outre grandiloquent high-flown highfalutin orotund highflying magniloquent Ossianic Bunyanesque puffy gassy blown-up bombast high-sounding fustian overshot hifalutin highfaluting exaggerative mouth filling
30 豪华
grand luxury gorgeous luxurious sleek lush expansive plush deluxe posh sumptuous princely tony high-rolling baronial splendiferous splendent pride grandeur magnificence heraldry splendour pomposity ritz luxe
31 华丽的
smart grand fancy gay brave glorious splendid sporty baroque posh flamboyant jazzy flowery garish primrose ostentatious rococo ritzy chichi nobby
32 豪华的
grand luxury gorgeous luxurious sleek lush expansive plush deluxe posh sumptuous princely tony high-rolling baronial splendiferous splendent
33 傲慢
huffish high big grand proud superior imperial assuming cavalier arrogant bloated defiant overbearing perky haughty dictatorial upstage imperious insolent snooty disdainful bratty high-stepping lordly snippy huffy stuck-up supercilious cavalierly overweening assumptive stiff-backed hoity-toity bumptious sniffy uppish orgulous biggety misproud proudly haughtily insolently perkily bumptiously side pride assumption insolence hauteur snootiness bumptiousness superbity hold head high fastuous surquedous topping sublime lofty potty consequential masterful breezy self-sufficient brash presumptuous patronizing magisterial boastful high-minded scornful impertinent presuming lippy stiff-necked standoffish vapouring snuffy snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy toplofty swaggeringly surquedry surquidry pursiness puppy superiority presumption arrogance morgue hardiness mickey irreverence pomposity impertinence hardihood sweeny swagger de proud hearted
34 一本正经的