ostentation

🇬🇧/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n/📚 34439GREgmat

If you describe someone's behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. ^{卖弄; 炫耀}

noun [抽象名词]卖弄；虚饰；虚有其表

On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
总体来说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。

ostentation

“ -tion” ⌜ 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result ~ ⌟

ostent(显现) + ation → 显现 → 炫耀

ostentation

n.卖弄,夸耀,摆阔,风头主义

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与“ostentation”相关联的词汇

关联词ostentatious/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs/adj.装饰表面的,卖弄的