bombastic
意味: Using high-sounding but empty language; given to inflated, pompous speech or writing that lacks substance.
Bombastic describes rhetoric that is impressively loud or grand in style but ultimately hollow. It is a pejorative term, always implying that the speaker or writer prioritises sound over substance. In political journalism, it frequently appears in descriptions of demagogic speechmaking or corporate jargon that obscures rather than illuminates. The noun form 'bombast' refers to the inflated language itself. It collocates with 'rhetoric,' 'language,' 'style,' 'speech,' and 'claims.'
例文
- The opposition dismissed the chancellor's speech as bombastic rhetoric designed to distract from the government's failures. 反对派将财政大臣的演讲斥为旨在转移公众注意力、掩盖政府失误的浮夸言辞。La oposición desestimó el discurso del canciller como retórica grandilocuente destinada a distraer de los fracasos del Gobierno.野党は財務大臣の演説を、政府の失策から目をそらすための大言壮語だと切り捨てた。야당은 재무장관의 연설을 정부의 실패로부터 눈을 돌리기 위한 과대망측한 수사라고 일축했다.
- His bombastic prose style, full of overwrought metaphors and grandiose claims, alienated academic reviewers. 他那浮夸的文风,充斥着过度渲染的隐喻和夸大其词的论断,令学术评审人员敬而远之。Su estilo de prosa ampuloso, plagado de metáforas forzadas y afirmaciones grandiosas, alejó a los revisores académicos.大仰な比喩と誇大な主張に満ちた彼の仰々しい文体は、学術査読者たちを遠ざけた。과장된 은유와 거창한 주장으로 가득한 그의 허세 부린 문체는 학술 심사위원들의 외면을 받았다.
- The CEO's bombastic announcement about a 'revolutionary paradigm shift' turned out to be little more than a minor product update. 首席执行官关于'革命性范式转变'的大肆宣称,结果不过是一次微不足道的产品更新。El pomposo anuncio del director ejecutivo sobre un 'cambio de paradigma revolucionario' resultó ser poco más que una actualización menor del producto.CEOが「革命的なパラダイムシフト」と大々的に発表した内容は、蓋を開けてみれば小規模な製品アップデートに過ぎなかった。CEO가 '혁명적 패러다임 전환'이라고 대대적으로 발표한 내용은 뚜껑을 열어 보니 사소한 제품 업데이트에 불과했다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: academic, general
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From earlier bombast (cotton padding used to stuff garments), from Old French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombax (cotton). The metaphorical sense of padded, inflated language emerged in the late 16th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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