单词 | grandiose |
释义 | gran·di·ose ![]() adj. 1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand: a grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront. 2. Characterized by excessive self-importance or affected grandeur; pompous: "It's important ... for judges not to be rattled by political attacks into grandiose assertions of judicial supremacy" (Jeffrey Rosen). [French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.] grandi·ose′ly adv. gran′di·osi·ty (-ŏsĭ-tē) n. |
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