ostentatious
含义: Designed to impress or attract notice; characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
Ostentatious is almost always pejorative, suggesting that someone is showing off wealth, knowledge, or status in a way that others find tasteless or excessive. It frequently collocates with 'display,' 'wealth,' 'consumption,' and 'gesture.' British culture, with its tradition of understatement, tends to be particularly critical of ostentatious behaviour.
例句
- His ostentatious display of wealth — the gold watch, the designer suit — made his colleagues uncomfortable. 他那炫耀财富的做法——金表、名牌西装——令同事们感到不自在。Su ostentosa exhibición de riqueza —el reloj de oro, el traje de diseño— incomodaba a sus colegas.金の腕時計にブランドのスーツという彼の見せびらかしは、同僚たちを居心地悪くさせた。금시계에 명품 양복이라는 그의 과시적인 부의 전시는 동료들을 불편하게 만들었다.
- The mansion was criticised as an ostentatious eyesore that clashed with the character of the village. 那座豪宅被批评为一座炫耀性的碍眼建筑,与村庄的风貌格格不入。La mansión fue criticada como un adefesio ostentoso que desentonaba con el carácter del pueblo.その大邸宅は、村の景観にそぐわない衒示的な目障りだと批判された。그 저택은 마을 경관에 어울리지 않는 과시적인 흉물이라는 비판을 받았다.
- She avoided ostentatious gestures, preferring to make her charitable donations anonymously. 她避免炫耀性的举动,宁愿匿名进行慈善捐赠。Evitaba los gestos ostentosos y prefería hacer sus donaciones benéficas de forma anónima.彼女は派手な振る舞いを避け、慈善寄付は匿名で行うことを好んだ。그녀는 과시적인 행동을 피하고 자선 기부는 익명으로 하는 것을 선호했다.
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用法指南
语境: general, media, academic
语气: critical
起源与历史
From Latin ostentare (to display, show off), frequentative of ostendere (to show, present), from ob- (before) and tendere (to stretch). The negative connotation has been present since the word's adoption in English in the 15th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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