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a glorified + [noun]
glorified 作形容词，常含贬义，表示“美其名的、名不副实的”。
He is only a glorified manager.
他不过是个挂名经理。
美其名的；被美化的
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美其名的；被美化的
described or made to seem more important, impressive, or splendid than it really is
He is only a glorified manager.
他不过是个挂名经理。
多含贬义，指抬高实际地位或名称。
被美化得比实际更光辉的(常含讽刺意味)。
transformed into something more glorious than it actually is (often used sarcastically)
He's only a glorified assistant; he has no real authority.
他不过是个被美化的助理，并没有真正的权力。
The advertisement called it a luxury suite, but we found a glorified storage room.
广告称它为豪华套房，但我们看到的只是一个被美化的储藏室。
Don't be fooled by the grand job title; it's a glorified data-entry position.
别被响亮的职位头衔骗了，这不过是个被美化的数据录入职位。
glorified 作形容词，常含贬义，表示“美其名的、名不副实的”。
He is only a glorified manager.
他不过是个挂名经理。
被动语态，意为“被称赞/被神化为”，as 后接身份或称谓。
She was glorified as a national hero.
她被赞誉为民族英雄。
被动语态，for 后接被称赞的原因。
The artist was glorified for his bold vision.
这位艺术家因其大胆的远见而受到赞誉。
Not this
The hotel has a glorified view of the ocean.
Use this
The hotel has a glorious view of the ocean.
glorified 意为“美其名的；被美化的”，常带贬义或讽刺语气；glorious 才表示“壮丽的；辉煌的”。中文学习者常因两词同源而混淆，此处描述风景壮丽，应用 glorious。
Not this
He worked hard to glorified his family.
Use this
He worked hard to glorify his family.
to 后面必须接动词原形，不能接过去分词或过去式。glorified 是 glorify 的过去式/过去分词，这里应使用原形 glorify。
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被美化的形象；理想化的形象
The film presents a glorified image of life in the 1920s.
这部电影呈现了20世纪20年代生活的美化形象。
被美化的版本；美其名的说法
His account was a glorified version of what actually happened.
他的描述是对实际情况的美化版本。
冠冕堂皇的头衔；美其名的头衔
They gave her the glorified title of "sales consultant".
他们给了她一个美其名的头衔——“销售顾问”。
挂名的文员；美其名的职员
He is just a glorified clerk, not a real manager.
他不过是个挂名的文员，并不是真正的经理。
被美化的过去；光辉的过去
The novel looks back on a glorified past.
这部小说回顾了一段被美化的过去。
荣耀的身体；复活后的荣耀之体
The concept of the glorified body is important in Christian theology.
荣耀的身体这一概念在基督教神学中很重要。
美其名的秘书；头衔好听但实际只是秘书的人
He's not a manager; he's just a glorified secretary.
他不是经理，只是一个头衔好听的秘书而已。
美其名的保姆；名义上好听但实际只是照看孩子的人
The camp counselor is basically a glorified babysitter.
营地辅导员基本上就是个美其名的保姆。
美其名的版本；华而不实的升级版
The latest model is just a glorified version of the old one.
最新款不过是旧款的美其名版本而已。
美化版的气枪
The rock band Pearl Jam criticizes the glorified image of guns in their song 'Glorified.'
摇滚乐队Pearl Jam在歌曲《Glorified》中批判了枪支被美化的形象。
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联想 glory（荣耀）+ -fied（使…），被荣耀化的东西常是‘美其名’——名头光鲜，实际未必。
语域：mixed 常见场景：职场或日常评价、新闻评论中的批评 作“美其名的”解时，glorified 多用于口语或评论性文字，常带贬义，指某人或某物被夸大其词。常见结构为 a glorified + 名词，表示“不过是……”。该用法正式程度中等，语气通常带有讽刺或不满。
glorified 读作 /ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪd/。以上单词都带有相同的后缀 -ified（读 /ɪfaɪd/），但重读元音不同：terrified 为 /e/，horrified 为 /ɒ/，modified 为 /ɒ/，classified 为 /æ/，justified 为 /ʌ/，verified 为 /e/，因此它们与 glorified 并不构成严格韵脚。这些词拼写相似，注意不要混淆发音。
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