pomposity

US [pɑmˈpɑsɪtɪ]
UK [pɒm'pɒsɪtɪ]
  • n.自大；夸大；傲慢；自负
  • Web华丽；自命不凡；浮夸
Plural Form：pomposities  

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n.
1.
自大;夸大;傲慢;自负;摆架子
2.
豪华,华丽

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Definition:
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1.
However, a little too much confidence sometimes looks like pomposity -- watch for that Wednesday and Thursday.
但是，有时过于自信更像是炫耀（自负，自命不凡）——留意星期三和星期四。
dàn shì , yǒu shí guò yú zì xìn gèng xiàng shì xuàn yào ( zì fù , zì mìng bù fán ) — — liú yì xīng qī sān hé xīng qī sì 。
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2.
From the urban pomposity to the rustic memories, curious images take birth in his canvases and his paintings read like a story.
从城市的繁华到香醋的记忆，古怪的图像在他的画布上诞生了。欣赏他的画，如同读故事一样。
cóng chéng shì de fán huá dào xiāng cù de jì yì , gǔ guài de tú xiàng zài tā de huà bù shàng dàn shēng le 。 xīn shǎng tā de huà , rú tóng dú gù shi yí yàng 。
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3.
Ignoring the dreary pomposity of the tone, there are two bad things about this.
暂且忽略这种令人生厌的浮华语调，这封邮件有两个致命伤。
zàn qiě hū lüè zhè zhǒng lìng rén shēng yàn de fú huá yǔ diào , zhè fēng yóu jiàn yǒu liǎng gè zhì mìng shāng 。
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4.
Pomposity and long-windedness tend to obscure meaning, or reveal the lack of it: strip them away in favour plain words.
华丽且冗长饶舌的词容易使意义含混，或根本无法表达意义：舍弃之转而用朴实的词汇。
huá lì qiě rǒng cháng ráo shé de cí róng yì shǐ yì yì hán hùn , huò gēn běn wú fǎ biǎo dá yì yì : shě qì zhī zhuǎn ér yòng pǔ shí de cí huì 。
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5.
I love to hear new Christians pray; there's no pious pomposity.
我喜爱听到一些刚重生的基督徒祷告；他们没有宗教里的虚浮和自夸。
wǒ xǐ ài tīng dào yì xiē gāng chóng shēng de jī dū tú dǎo gào ; tā men méi yǒu zōng jiào lǐ de xū fú hé zì kuā 。
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without being conscious that i ' m doing anything ridiculous , i fall into the trap of pomposity.
完全没有意识到自己是在做着一些荒谬的事情，我已经跌进了自负的陷阱中。
wán quán méi yǒu yì shí dào zì jǐ shì zài zuò zhe yì xiē huāng miù de shì qíng , wǒ yǐ jīng diē jìn le zì fù de xiàn jǐng zhōng 。
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7.
Nationalist grandstanding is a meaningless pomposity when kids get their arms blown off just by playing outside.
如果孩子仅仅因为在街上玩耍就可能被炸断胳膊，那么任何民族主义者的华丽口号都不过是在哗众取宠；
rú guǒ hái zi jǐn jǐn yīn wèi zài jiē shàng wán shuǎ jiù kě néng bèi zhà duàn gē bo , nà me rèn hé mín zú zhǔ yì zhě de huá lì kǒu hào dōu bú guò shì zài huá zhòng qǔ chǒng ;
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8.
The poet's soppy romanticism, flinty egalitarianism and ridicule of pomposity have universal appeal.
苏格兰诗人伤感的浪漫，坚定地平均思想和对奢华的嘲弄，在世界各地都产生了共鸣。
sū gé lán shī rén shāng gǎn de làng màn , jiān dìng de píng jūn sī xiǎng hé duì shē huá de cháo nòng , zài shì jiè gè dì dōu chǎn shēng le gòng míng 。
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9.
He has a deep voice and a thick accent, which people sometimes confuse with pomposity.
他声音低沉，而且有很重的口音。这让人们有时候误以为这是傲慢。
tā shēng yīn dī chén , ér qiě yǒu hěn zhòng de kǒu yin 。 zhè ràng rén men yǒu shí hou wù yǐ wéi zhè shì ào màn 。
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10.
The title offends for three reasons, and pomposity is the least of them.
这个头衔令人不快有3个原因，华而不实是其中最无关紧要的一个。
zhè ge tóu xián lìng rén bú kuài yǒu sān gè yuán yīn , huá ér bù shí shì qí zhōng zuì wú guān jǐn yào de yī gè 。
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