grandiose
英 ['grændɪəʊs]
美 ['ɡrændɪos]
TEM8 GRE
- grandiose (adj.)
- 1828 (earlier as a French word in English), from French grandiose "impressive, grand in effect" (18c.), from Italian grandioso (which also was borrowed directly into English as a musical term), from Latin grandis "big" (see grand (adj.)). Related: Grandiosely.
- 1. She attacked her colleagues for indulging in "grandiose and grandiloquent language".
- 她抨击同事“言辞浮夸做作”。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.
- 金那些华而不实的计划甚至一个都还没有开始实施。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.
- 不切实际的穿越沙漠计划已成泡影。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Have grandiose aims but puny abilities, great ambition but little talent.
- 眼高手低, 志大才疏.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.
- 他那种夸大的举止给第一次遇见他的人留下了深刻的印象.
来自《简明英汉词典》
