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单词 magniloquent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mag•nil•o•quent  (mag nilə kwənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style;
    pompous;
    bombastic;
    boastful.
  • back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent. to magniloqu(us) speaking grandly (magni- magni- + loqu(ī) to speak + -us adjective, adjectival suffix) + -entia -ence 1650–60
mag•nilo•quence, n. 
mag•nilo•quent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magniloquent /mæɡˈnɪləkwənt/ adj
  1. (of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak

magˈniloquence n magˈniloquently adv
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