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单词 pomposo
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pomposo

/pɒmˈpəʊzəʊ/ /pɒmˈpəʊsəʊ/
adverb
As a musical direction: in a stately or ceremonious manner.
noun
1An affected or self-important person.
  • Pomposo was the name given by Charles Churchill to his depiction of Samuel Johnson in his satirical poem ‘The Ghost’ (1762); Il Pomposo was also a nickname of the journalist Henry Reeve (1813–95)..
2 Music. A movement, musical passage, etc., to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner; a piece of music marked pomposo.
adjective
1 Music. Of a piece, passage, etc.: played pomposo; stately, dignified.
2 Generally. Affected, pompous.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Busby (1754–1838), composer and author. From Italian pomposo (adjective) ostentatious, ceremonious, with splendour, (of a piece of music) to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner, (noun) proud or self-important person, (adverb) in a stately or ceremonious manner from post-classical Latin pomposus.

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