sententiously
adverb /senˈtenʃəsli/
/senˈtenʃəsli/
(formal, disapproving)- in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements
多格言警句的;(尤指)说教式的 - ‘It’s never easy to serve two masters,’ he said sententiously.
“伺候两个主人从来都不容易,”他简洁地说。
- ‘It’s never easy to serve two masters,’ he said sententiously.