ostentation
noun /ˌɒstenˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- 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’. - The house was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.