pompous
adjective /ˈpɒmpəs/
/ˈpɑːmpəs/
(disapproving)- showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words
虚华的；言辞浮夸的 - a pompous official
自负的官员 - His speech sounded very pompous and self-congratulatory.
他的演讲听起来非常浮夸和沾沾自喜。
- It was a good letter, if a little pompous.
这是一封很好的信，尽管有点浮夸。 - She found him pompous and annoying.
她觉得他自负又讨厌。 - I can't stand pompous people.
我受不了自负的人。
Collocations DictionaryPompous is used with these nouns:- jerk
词源late Middle English: from Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur’, from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp’. - a pompous official