ostentation

os·ten·ta·tion

O0141500 (ŏs′tĕn-tā′shən, -tən-)n.1. Pretentious display meant to impress others; pretentious showiness.2. Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.

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[Middle English ostentacioun, from Old French ostentacion, from Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōn-, from ostentāre, frequentative of ostendere, to show; see ostensible.]

ostentation

(ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃən) npretentious, showy, or vulgar display

os•ten•ta•tion

(ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -tən-)

n. 1. pretentious or conspicuous display intended to impress others. 2. Archaic. the act of showing or displaying. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin ostentātiō, derivative of ostentā(re) to display, frequentative of ostendere to present, display]

Ostentation

 of peacocks; a spectacular show or exhibition, 1388.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ostentation - a gaudy outward display fanfare, flashdisplay - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"bravado, bluster - a swaggering show of courageexhibitionism - extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourselfritz - ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz"splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
	2.	ostentation - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanityostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, puffiness, inflationinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
	3.	ostentation - pretentious or showy or vulgar displaypretentiousness, pretension, largeness - the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

ostentation

noun display, show, parade, boasting, flourish, showing off (informal), pretension, flaunting, vaunting, pomp, window-dressing, flamboyance, affectation, swank (informal), pageantry, exhibitionism, pretentiousness, flashiness, showiness Despite her wealth, she lived with a notable lack of ostentation.
reserve, simplicity, modesty, humility, plainness, unpretentiousness, inconspicuousness

ostentation

nounBoastful self-importance or display:grandioseness, grandiosity, pomposity, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness.

Translations

卖弄

ostentatious

(ostenˈteiʃəs) adjective behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them. Their style of living is very ostentatious. 誇耀的，賣弄的 夸耀的，卖弄的 ˌostenˈtation noun 賣弄 卖弄ˌostenˈtatiousness noun 賣弄 夸张ˌostenˈtatiously adverb 賣弄地 卖弄地