Word · Frequency #19786
Fully loadedglorified
美其名的;被美化的
核心释义
多含贬义,指抬高实际地位或名称。
described or made to seem more important, impressive, or splendid than it really is
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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)
变荣耀的;受赞美的;光荣的;被奉为神圣的;被视为权威的;被美化得比实际更光辉的(常含讽刺意味)。;变荣耀的;美其名的
用法In use
He's only a glorified assistant; he has no real authority.
用法提示:glorified 作定语形容词,表示‘名不副实地被美化的’,修饰 assistant。
The advertisement called it a luxury suite, but we found a glorified storage room.
用法提示:glorified 作定语形容词,表示‘被夸大地美化的’,修饰 storage room。
Don't be fooled by the grand job title; it's a glorified data-entry position.
用法提示:glorified 作定语形容词,表示‘名不副实的美化’,修饰 data-entry position。
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。
be glorified as + [noun]
被动语态,意为“被称赞/被神化为”,as 后接身份或称谓。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- glorified image
- 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。
- glorified version
- 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。
- glorified title
- 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”。
- glorified clerk
- 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。
- glorified past
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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