| 单词 | ostentation |
| 释义 | ostentation noun[U] disapprovinguk/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃən/thequalityof beingostentatious: 炫耀，卖弄Herluxuriouslifestyleandpersonalostentation were bothhatedandenvied.她奢侈的生活方式和自我炫耀让人又恨又妒。 Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
ostentation| American Dictionaryostentation noun[U] us/ˌɑs·tənˈteɪ·ʃən/a show ofwealth, possessions, orpowerintendedtoattractadmirationornotice Examplesofostentationostentation Late prehistoricostentation, by contrast, was aimed at a larger audience and there is no sign of an exclusive elite culture. From theCambridge English Corpus Luxury of comfort is not only useful, but also more just than the luxury ofostentation. From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense, the pretension ofostentationand visual impact produced a voluntary alteration of reality. From theCambridge English Corpus Luxury ofostentationis the kind of luxury with which the very wealthy engage in display; it originates from vanity. From theCambridge English Corpus Nader is depicted as a young man disdainful of the ' 'vainostentation, the pettiness, the laziness and dithering' ' (p. 23) that supposedly characterized the court. From theCambridge English Corpus This much is suggestive of a composer eager to associate himself with libretti of some literaryostentation, in a genre where this was not always expected. From theCambridge English Corpus The costly rhetorical education given to the children of the elite was another privateostentation, an investment of cultural capital that could only be mobilised among the educated. From theCambridge English Corpus Pay never covered outgoings, particularly given the culture ofostentationto which nobles were addicted. From theCambridge English Corpus Amongst possible causes is the unlikely case that the leading classes lost interest in having male servants as a symbol of luxury,ostentation, power and riches. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole of that movement was carried out with very little fuss and with noostentation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Here he showed noostentationor bravado but pursued his objectives by quiet, patient and persistent diplomacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope they have grown up a little now, and have seen the absurdity of suchostentation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no reason at all, however, why we should pay forostentation, prestige or luxury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who, spend it inostentationand unnecessary luxury have certainly no sympathy from me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody is ashamed ofostentationand show to-day when they indulge in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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