grandiloquent
英 [ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt]
美 [ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt]
adj. 卖弄辞藻的; 言辞浮夸的
BNC.35522 / COCA.38173
牛津词典
adj.
- 卖弄辞藻的;言辞浮夸的
using long or complicated words in order to impress people
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 一本正经的;卖弄词藻的;夸张的;做作的
Grandiloquentlanguage or behaviour is very formal, literary, or exaggerated, and is used by people when they want to seem important.- She attacked her colleagues for indulging in 'grandiose and grandiloquent language'.
她抨击同事“言辞浮夸做作”。
- She attacked her colleagues for indulging in 'grandiose and grandiloquent language'.