Word · Frequency #22990
ostentatiously
招摇地；炫耀地；铺张地
核心释义
in an ostentatious manner; showily
- 1.
炫耀地；铺张地；浮夸地。
In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.
- 2.
以炫耀的方式
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
炫耀地；铺张地；浮夸地。；以炫耀的方式；铺张地；招摇地；炫耀地
用法In use
He ostentatiously checked his expensive watch during the meeting.
用法提示：副词“ostentatiously”修饰动词“checked”，表示他有意引人注目地炫耀这个动作。
She ostentatiously placed her new phone on the table.
用法提示：副词“ostentatiously”修饰动词“placed”，强调她故意以炫耀的方式放手机。
The restaurant ostentatiously decorated its entrance with gold and flowers.
用法提示：副词“ostentatiously”修饰动词“decorated”，说明装饰方式显得铺张炫耀。
Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly
ostentatiously + verb
用于强调动作带有炫耀、引人注目的意味。
She ostentatiously displayed her new jewelry.
她招摇地展示她的新首饰。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- display ostentatiously
- 招摇地展示
- He displayed his expensive watch ostentatiously.他招摇地展示自己昂贵的手表。
- dress ostentatiously
- 穿着招摇
- She dressed ostentatiously to draw attention.她打扮得十分招摇以吸引注意。
- spend ostentatiously
- 讲排场地花钱
- They spent ostentatiously on luxury cars.他们讲排场地花钱买豪华轿车。
- ostentatiously wealthy
- 摆阔的
- The ostentatiously wealthy guests arrived in limousines.那些摆阔的客人乘坐豪华轿车抵达。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：ostentatiously 中间藏着 tent（帐篷），想象搭个显眼大帐篷向人炫耀，所以是“招摇地、炫耀地”。这只是联想，不是词源。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、新闻评论 ostentatiously 属于正式用词，多用于书面语或文学、评论等较为严肃的语境，表示以铺张或招摇的方式做某事；日常口语中较少见，通常可用 showily 等表达替代。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 ostentatiously 押韵的单词有 graciously、tenaciously、audaciously，它们都以 /eɪʃəsli/ 结尾。注意 contentiously、pretentiously、ambitiously 虽然也以 -tiously 结尾，但重音元音不同（/ɛ/ 或 /ɪ/），所以不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.