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单词 puffery
释义
puffery
noun[U]
mainlyUS
uk
/ˈpʌf.ər.i/us
/ˈpʌf.ɚ.i/
theactofpraisingsomeone or something too much in a way that is notsincere:
吹嘘，吹捧，浮夸
It's usuallyeasytotellthedifferencebetweensalespuffery andfact.通常情况下，很容易分辨营销时的夸张和事实之间的区别。
Hisbookavoidsacademicpuffery andoffersrealinsight.他的书避免了学术浮夸，颇有真知灼见。
More examples
  • Advertisers use agreatdealof puffery.
  • Statements made in anexplicitlyjokingmannerare not puffery.
  • Puffery does notaffectthebuyingbehaviourofconsumers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Exaggerating & playing down
  • alarmist
  • bloviate
  • blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
  • cartoonish
  • catastrophize
  • dramatization
  • dramatize
  • exaggerate
  • minimize
  • OTT
  • over-egg
  • overboard
  • overdramatic
  • overdramatize
  • overembellish
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pile
  • proportion
  • stretch the truthidiom
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(Definition ofpufferyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpuffery

puffery
A little of both but morepufferythan promise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consumer-directed health care: promise orpuffery?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Her broadest claim, to have invented the mannequin, or live fashion model, was a blatant piece of self-puffery.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Summitry, so often derided by professional diplomatists and scholars as sheerpuffery, proved to be remarkably useful in the late 1980s.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We know that in the case of advertising a certain amount of what is technically called "puffery" is allowed, and that is understood.
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Hansard archive
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His exhibitions of individual works were accompanied by promotion, ticket sales, and, in the words of one critic, a vast machinery of advertisement andpuffery.
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Statements in a contract may not be upheld if the court finds that the statements are subjective or promotionalpuffery.
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Inflated praise in the form of flattery andpufferyhas a similarly lengthy history.
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They insertpufferyand spin.
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