单词 ostentation 释义 ostentation|stnten|[a. F. ostentation, OF. -acion (1366 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. ostenttin-em, n. of action from ostentre: see prec.]†1. The presaging of future events; a presage; a portent, prodigy. Obs. rare.1436Pol. Poems (Rolls)...
单词 ostentation 释义 ostentation n[U] (derog 贬) exaggerated display (of wealth, knowledge, skill, etc) intended to impress people or make them envious (对财富、 知识、 技巧等的)夸耀, 炫示, 夸示, 卖弄 the vulgar ostentation of the newly rich 暴发户庸俗...