Word · Frequency #22990
ostentatiously
招摇地；炫耀地；铺张地
in an ostentatious manner; showily
- 1.
In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.
炫耀地；铺张地；浮夸地。
- 2.
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
以炫耀的方式
炫耀地；铺张地；浮夸地。；以炫耀的方式；铺张地；招摇地；炫耀地
In use
He ostentatiously checked his expensive watch during the meeting.
She ostentatiously placed her new phone on the table.
The restaurant ostentatiously decorated its entrance with gold and flowers.
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。
verb + ostentatiously
放在动词或宾语之后时，语气稍显正式。
He lived ostentatiously in a mansion filled with art.
他住在一座挂满艺术品的豪宅里，生活十分铺张。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- showily
- 花哨地；显眼地 · 强调外表华丽、引人注目，常带贬义，可替换大多数 ostentatiously 的场景。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.