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pompous

/pom-puhs/US // ˈpɒm pəs //UK // (ˈpɒmpəs) //

夸夸其谈,虚夸的,浮夸,虚夸

Related Words

selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我overbearing霸道的,霸道,盛气凌人,霸气bombastic轰轰烈烈,虚张声势,轰轰烈烈的,夸夸其谈presumptuous胆大妄为,妄自尊大,冒昧的,妄自菲薄imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横boastful夸夸其谈,夸夸其谈的,虚夸的,虚夸pretentious装腔作势,矫情,矫揉造作,矫情的grandiose浩浩荡荡,盛大的,浩大的,浩浩荡荡的self-important自视甚高,自命不凡,自大,自视清高self-centered以自我为中心,以自我为中心的,自以为是的,自以为是affected受影响的,受影响,受到影响,受到影响的bloated臃肿的,臃肿,膨胀的,臃肿不堪的conceited自负的,自负,自负的人,自以为是flatulent胀气的,胀气,胀气的人,胀气性flaunting炫耀,炫耀性的,炫耀性,炫耀的flowery如花似玉,如花的,鲜花般的,如花似锦fustian锈迹斑斑,锈蚀,锈色,锈迹斑斑的grandiloquent大言不惭,大言不惭的,大言不惭的人,大言不惭地high and mighty趾高气扬,趾高气扬的,趾高气扬地,趾高气昂high-flown高高在上的,高高在上,高扬的,高扬

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
    • : ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
    • : Archaic. characterized by pomp, or a display of stately splendor or magnificence: an impressive and pompous funeral.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.arrogant, egotistic
Synonyms
boastful夸夸其谈,夸夸其谈的,虚夸的,虚夸bombastic轰轰烈烈,虚张声势,轰轰烈烈的,夸夸其谈grandiose浩浩荡荡,盛大的,浩大的,浩浩荡荡的imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横overbearing霸道的,霸道,盛气凌人,霸气presumptuous胆大妄为,妄自尊大,冒昧的,妄自菲薄pretentious装腔作势,矫情,矫揉造作,矫情的self-centered以自我为中心,以自我为中心的,自以为是的,自以为是self-important自视甚高,自命不凡,自大,自视清高selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我affected受影响的,受影响,受到影响,受到影响的bloated臃肿的,臃肿,膨胀的,臃肿不堪的conceited自负的,自负,自负的人,自以为是flatulent胀气的,胀气,胀气的人,胀气性flaunting炫耀,炫耀性的,炫耀性,炫耀的flowery如花似玉,如花的,鲜花般的,如花似锦fustian锈迹斑斑,锈蚀,锈色,锈迹斑斑的grandiloquent大言不惭,大言不惭的,大言不惭的人,大言不惭地high and mighty趾高气扬,趾高气扬的,趾高气扬地,趾高气昂high-flown高高在上的,高高在上,高扬的,高扬highfaluting高富帅,高富贵,高富强,高调的important重要,重要的,重要的是,很重要inflated膨胀的,膨大的,膨胀,膨胀型magisterial判决书,判决magniloquent口若悬河,口才好,口才了得,口若悬河的人narcissistic自恋的,自恋,自恋型,自恋的人orotund兽性大发,兽皮,兽类,兽性ostentatious浮夸,夸夸其谈,夸张,夸张的overblown夸张的,夸大其词,夸张,夸大的pontifical教廷,教会,教廷的,教廷式portentous富有想象力的,富有想象力,富有活力的,富有活力puffed up鼓胀的,膨胀的,胀大,胀大的puffy蓬松的,蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,蓬松rhetorical修辞学,修辞,修辞的,修辞手法showy秀色可餐,艳丽的,炫耀性,炫耀性的sonorous铿锵有力,铿锵有力的,铿锵,铿锵的stuck-up卡住的,卡住了,卡住的人,卡住了的supercilious傲慢无礼,傲慢无礼的,傲慢的,目空一切turgid干涩的,干巴巴的,干瘪的,干涩uppity傲慢的,嚣张,嚣张的,傲慢vain虚荣,虚荣心,徒劳,徒劳的vainglorious虚荣心,虚荣心强,虚荣心作祟,虚荣的windy大风,有风,有风的时候,大风天气

Examples

  • This year, the show has even resurrected Eliot Ness, seen making a pompous speech to reporters about bringing Capone to justice.

  • The dialogue is pure McCarthy as well: clipped, resonant, near-Biblical—and somewhat pompous.

  • Is it pompous to wonder why, as a working journalist, Wikipedia affords the other guy that title?

  • But he still has the cojones to speak his mind: Thomas Freidman is a ‘pompous ass.’

  • Man is a Noble Animal,” Browne wrote, “splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

  • Subsequent facts, however, proved these pompous vows to be merely a figure of speech.

  • On the contrary, Mr. Ducksmith loved to talk—in a dismal, pompous way—chiefly of British politics.

  • The opportunity came presently, for Lady Merehaven was called away, leaving a pompous old diplomat to wait on the queen.

  • She felt almost pompous with the sense of playing her part in a great event, fancied herself, perhaps, its central figure.

  • A handsome soldier on a restive bay mare came next, and behind him a huge touring car with a pompous black chauffeur.

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