pompous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒmpəs/    美 /ˈpɑmpəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
    — But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature.

词形变化

more pompous comparative most pompous superlative

词汇关系

反义词
humble modest self-effacing

词源

From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.
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