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单词 sententious
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sen•ten•tious  (sen tenshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims:a sententious book.
  2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
  3. given to or using pithy sayings or maxims:a sententious poet.
  4. of the nature of a maxim;
    pithy.
  • Latin sententiōsus meaningful. See sentence, -ous
  • late Middle English 1400–50
sen•tentious•ly, adv. 
sen•tentious•ness, sen•ten•ti•os•i•ty  (sen ten′shē osi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sententious /sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/ adj
  1. characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms
  2. constantly using aphorisms, etc
  3. tending to indulge in pompous moralizing
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin sententiōsus full of meaning, from sententia; see sentence

senˈtentiously adv senˈtentiousness n
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