得意扬扬

• 拼音: dé yì yáng yáng
• 汉字拆解: 得 = to obtain; 意 = 心 + 音 (intention/feeling); 扬 = 扌 + 昜 (to raise/display) ×2

含义

Elated and triumphant; complacently pleased with oneself. Describes an exaggerated, often ostentatious display of pride or self-satisfaction after a success.

A four-character idiom with a mildly critical connotation — implying excessive or unbecoming pride. Often used to describe someone who flaunts their achievement, which in Chinese culture can be viewed as lacking humility.

例句

1. 他通过考试后得意扬扬地向同学们炫耀成绩单。
2. 获奖后她没有得意扬扬，而是低调地感谢了整个团队。
3. 对手在赢得首局后得意扬扬，却在随后几局中连连失误。

用法指南

语境: criticism, narrative, social commentary

语气: mildly critical

正确说法

• 他刚晋升便得意扬扬，令同事们颇为不满。(He was insufferably smug right after his promotion, which annoyed his colleagues.)
• 竞争对手得意扬扬地宣布占领了市场份额，却不知危机已悄然逼近。(The rival boasted triumphantly about capturing market share, unaware that a crisis was quietly approaching.)

错误说法

• 他很得意扬扬 — redundant intensification; 得意扬扬 is already an intensified form; use 他得意扬扬的 as a modifier or 他显得得意扬扬

起源与历史

得意 (pleased with oneself) + 扬扬 (flaunting/high-spirited — reduplication for intensity)

文化背景

时代: Classical origins

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal