英语词汇“fustian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	fustian
释义	fus·tian I. \ˈfəschən, chiefly Brit -stiən or -styən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English fustane, fustian, from Old French fustane, fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, probably from Medieval Latin fustis tree trunk, from Latin, club, staff; translation of Greek xylinon cotton, from neuter of xylinos wooden, from xylon wood, club 1. a. : a strong cotton and linen fabric used for clothing and bedding b. : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave < corduroys and velveteens belong to a group of filling-faced fabrics known by the old term fustian — John Hoye > 2. : pretentious writing or speech : an inflated style : bombast < pure fustian — an appropriate accompaniment for some melodramatic stage spectacle — Winthrop Sargeant > — often used interjectionally to express disbelief or disdain < nonsense! fustian! Good day to you! — S.H.Adams > Synonyms: see bombast II. adjective 1. : made of fustian < a fustian coat > 2. : pompous and overdone : exaggerated < fustian antique heroes — H.O.Taylor > 3. : good-for-nothing, worthless < a fustian rascal — Leslie Hotson >
随便看	bxd by by BY BY by-alley by all means by all odds by a long chalk by a long shot by-altar by and by by-and-by by and large by any manner of means by any means by-bidder byblis by-blow by-by bycatch by chance by-channel by-child by choice

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。