grandiose

英 ['grændɪəʊs]美 ['ɡrændɪos]
  • adj. 宏伟的；堂皇的；浮夸的；宏大的
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中文词源

grandiose 言词浮夸的

来自grand, 壮丽的，堂皇的。后形容语言浮夸。

英文词源

grandiose (adj.)
1828 (earlier as a French word in English), from French grandiose "impressive, grand in effect" (18c.), from Italian grandioso (which also was borrowed directly into English as a musical term), from Latin grandis "big" (see grand (adj.)). Related: Grandiosely.

双语例句

1. She attacked her colleagues for indulging in "grandiose and grandiloquent language".
她抨击同事“言辞浮夸做作”。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.
金那些华而不实的计划甚至一个都还没有开始实施。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.
不切实际的穿越沙漠计划已成泡影。
来自《权威词典》
4. Have grandiose aims but puny abilities, great ambition but little talent.
眼高手低, 志大才疏.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.
他那种夸大的举止给第一次遇见他的人留下了深刻的印象.
来自《简明英汉词典》