grandiloquent

/ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt/
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Grandiloquent language or behaviour is very formal, literary, or exaggerated, and is used by people when they want to seem important. 华而不实的

adjective [原级] 夸张的;夸大的;大言不惭的

With the exception of Ron Paul, all the serious candidates waxed grandiloquent about their aims. 除了Ron Paul,所有严肃的候选人都极力夸大他们的目标。

grandi ( = grand, 大的) + loquent (讲话) → 夸夸其谈 → 浮夸的
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