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单词 ostentatious
释义 os·ten·ta·tious
\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|tāshəs\ adjective
Etymology: from ostentation, after such pairs as English contention : contentious
: characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation : attracting attention often by gaudiness or show : overly elaborate or ornate : conspicuous, exaggerated
 < a very ostentatious method of gaining her attention — Robertson Davies >
 < the cold philanthropies, the ostentatious public charities — Oscar Wilde >
 < embarrassed by the too ostentatious piety of our family — R.M.Lovett >
 < went ahead with plans to build an ostentatious skyscraper — Christopher Rand >
 < accumulated an ostentatious wardrobe of fifty suits — Greer Williams >
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