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单词 ostentation
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ostentation

noun
/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. an exaggerated display of wealth, knowledge or skill that is made in order to impress people
    • The house was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin ostentatio(n-), from the verb ostentare, frequentative of ostendere ‘stretch out to view’.
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