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词汇 ostentation
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ostentation

noun
/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
  1. an exaggerated display of wealth, knowledge or skill that is made in order to impress people(对财富、知识、技能的)炫耀,卖弄,夸示
    • The house was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.房子很宽敞,但没有任何炫耀的痕迹。
    词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ostentatio(n-), from the verb ostentare, frequentative of ostendere ‘stretch out to view’.
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