os·ten·ta·tious /-ʃəs/
(a.)裝飾表面的,誇示的,華美的
Os·ten·ta·tious a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os*ten*ta*tious*ly, adv. -- Os*ten*ta*tious*ness, n.
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ostentatious
adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an
ostentatious sable coat" [syn: pretentious] [ant: unostentatious]
2: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: pretentious, kitsch]