grandiose

grandiose
[ˈgrandɪəʊs]
adjective
  1. impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so
    (外表,风格)过分华丽的;做作的
    the court's grandiose facade.
    法院过分华丽的外观。
    ■conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale
    构思宏大的
    grandiose plans to reform the world.
    改变世界的宏伟计划。
派生
grandiosely
adverb
grandiosity
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande 'grand'
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