pompously
/pom-puhs/US // ˈpɒm pəs //UK // (ˈpɒmpəs) //
浮夸地,大言不惭地,浮夸地说,浮夸地讲
Related Words
selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我overbearing霸道的,霸道,盛气凌人,霸气bombastic轰轰烈烈,虚张声势,轰轰烈烈的,夸夸其谈presumptuous胆大妄为,妄自尊大,冒昧的,妄自菲薄imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横boastful夸夸其谈,夸夸其谈的,虚夸的,虚夸pretentious装腔作势,矫情,矫揉造作,矫情的grandiose浩浩荡荡,盛大的,浩大的,浩浩荡荡的self-important自视甚高,自命不凡,自大,自视清高self-centered以自我为中心,以自我为中心的,自以为是的,自以为是affected受影响的,受影响,受到影响,受到影响的bloated臃肿的,臃肿,膨胀的,臃肿不堪的conceited自负的,自负,自负的人,自以为是flatulent胀气的,胀气,胀气的人,胀气性flaunting炫耀,炫耀性的,炫耀性,炫耀的flowery如花似玉,如花的,鲜花般的,如花似锦fustian锈迹斑斑,锈蚀,锈色,锈迹斑斑的grandiloquent大言不惭,大言不惭的,大言不惭的人,大言不惭地high and mighty趾高气扬,趾高气扬的,趾高气扬地,趾高气昂high-flown高高在上的,高高在上,高扬的,高扬
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- : ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
- : Archaic. characterized by pomp, or a display of stately splendor or magnificence: an impressive and pompous funeral.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Pompously he quoted, ‘Handsome is as handsome does,’ and Rose had no call to go against me.
Oh, yes, and anyone anywhere who has ever indignantly, pompously posed the question: Do you know who I am?
This is what the writers of serious books pompously call "the secret history of the whole matter."
She then pompously demanded a private audience with Sir Hugh, and the young party left the room.
I consider that the "gastronomic art," as it is pompously called, is ninety-nine per cent plain rubbish.
This affair was pompously announced in all the newspapers while I was nearly reduced to beggary.
This legacy so pompously announced seemed of less importance to the legatees than to the testator.
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