Word · Frequency #35522
grandiloquent
/grænˈdiləkwənt/
adjective
夸张的；浮夸的
lofty in style (of language or speech)
- 1.
Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
喜欢用华丽语言的；夸张的；浮夸的
自负的；自命不凡的；喜欢用华丽语言的；夸张的；浮夸的；大言不惭的；夸张的；夸大的
In use
His grandiloquent speech impressed no one at the meeting.
The critic dismissed the novel as grandiloquent and empty.
She writes in a grandiloquent style that hides her lack of ideas.
be grandiloquent
常用于描述人或言语风格。
His speech was grandiloquent.
他的演讲夸张做作。
grandiloquent + noun
He used grandiloquent language.
他用了夸张的语言。
Common mistakes
He grandiloquents about his success.He is grandiloquent about his success.
将形容词grandiloquent误用作动词。grandiloquent是形容词，不能直接加-s用作动词，需要使用be动词搭配。
His speech is full of grandiloquent.His speech is full of grandiloquence.
将名词grandiloquence误用作形容词。full of后应接名词，grandiloquent是形容词，应为名词形式grandiloquence。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.