单词 | ostentation |
释义 | ostentation (ɒstenteɪʃən ) uncountable noun If you describe someone's behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. [formal, disapproval] Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of the 1980s. On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation. Synonyms: display, show, parade, boasting |
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