grandiose
adjective /ˈɡrændiəʊs/
/ˈɡrændiəʊs/
(disapproving)- seeming very impressive but too large, complicated, expensive, etc. to be practical or possible
华而不实的;浮夸的;不切实际的 - The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.
不切实际的穿越沙漠计划已成泡影。 - a grandiose opera house
华而不实的歌剧院 - He could no longer live the grandiose lifestyle to which he had become accustomed.
他再也不能过他已经习惯的浮夸的生活方式了。
Collocations DictionaryGrandiose is used with these nouns:- ambition
- claim
- idea
- …
词源mid 19th cent.: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande ‘grand’. - The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.