sententiously
adverb
disapprovinguk/senˈten.ʃəs.li/us/senˈten.ʃəs.li/in asententiousway(=tryingtoappearwise,intelligent, andimportant):
好说教地；说教式地；自以为是地"There are many things to beconsideredbefore thatquestioncan beansweredproperly," I said sententiously.“在正确回答这个问题之前，有很多事情需要考虑，”我意味深长地说。
Thesegentlemendelivertheiropinionssententiously.这些先生们以说教的口吻发表了他们的意见。
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sententious
- "One's got to make theeffort," she said sententiously.
- The Prime Ministerobservedsententiously that "thelossoflifeis something that makes us allsad."
- Hedeclaressententiously thatlostrichescan berecoveredbutdeathis withoutremedy.
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- dog
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- overweening
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
- toffee-nosed