| 单词 | ostentation |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`ɔsten'teiʃən] |
| 解释 | n.夸示，炫耀 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 夸示，炫耀(showy display; pretentiousness) 【记】 ostent(显现)+ation →显现出来→炫耀 【例】 the ostentation of a rich man |
| 字源 | ostentation (n.) mid-15c., from Old French ostentacion (mid-14c.) and directly from Latin ostentationem (nominative ostentatio) "showing, exhibition, vain display," noun of action from past participle stem of ostentare "to display," frequentative of ostendere "to show" (see ostensible). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】os 偶是 + pretentious 炫耀，自命不凡的，偶是为了炫耀；os 偶是 + attention 偶是为了吸引别人注意 【相关】stentorian 声音洪亮的 |
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