sententious / sɛnˈtɛn ʃəs /

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sententious 的定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
  2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
  3. given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.
  4. of the nature of a maxim; pithy.

sententious 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

compact

sententious 的近义词 4
adj. 形容词 adjective

pompous

adj. 形容词 adjective

concise

更多sententious例句

  1. "No fief can remain in the possession of a woman," was the sententious utterance of the bailiff.
  2. “He may delay his defense if he like,” said a sententious young officer to whom I had imparted this natural wish.
  3. Another long and deliberate pause succeeded these sententious questions and ready replies.
  4. As soon as the door had closed behind him, several of the gamesters exchanged sententious nods and glances.
  5. Thus appealed to, however, he answered his friend in his ordinary sententious manner.