标榜

• 拼音: biāo bǎng
• 汉字拆解: 标 = 木 (wood) + 示 (show); 榜 = 木 (wood) + 旁 (beside)

含义

To flaunt; to advertise; to proclaim (often self-servingly).

Often carries a critical connotation, suggesting that someone or something is loudly proclaiming virtues that may not be genuine. Used when someone is promoting themselves or their values in a showy, possibly hypocritical way.

例句

1. 他总是标榜自己有多努力，其实根本没做什么。
2. 这家公司标榜绿色环保，实际上污染问题很严重。
3. 别老标榜自己是好人，做出来让大家看看。

用法指南

语境: critique, analysis, skepticism

语气: critical

正确说法

• 别只会标榜，要拿出实际行动。(Don't just talk big — show some real action.)
• 他们标榜的价值观是假的。(The values they tout are fake.)

错误说法

• 用标榜形容真诚宣传 (Don't use 标榜 for genuine promotion — it implies showiness or hypocrisy)

起源与历史

标 (mark/show) + 榜 (placard/notice). To post oneself on a notice — to advertise oneself.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal