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源自拉丁语 'ostentatio',意为展示或炫耀,后通过法语 'ostentation' 进入英语。
❶ 指过分炫耀或展示财富、能力等的行为,通常带有贬义,暗示这种展示是为了吸引注意或显得高人一等。
“His gold watch and designer clothes were pure ostentation.”
(他的金表和名牌服装纯粹是为了炫耀。)
“The mansion was built with unnecessary ostentation.”
(这座豪宅建得过分奢华,纯粹是为了显摆。)
avoid ostentation — 避免炫耀或过分展示,通常指保持低调、不刻意显摆的行为方式。
“Despite his wealth, he always avoids ostentation in public.”
(尽管他很富有,但在公共场合他总是避免炫耀。)