Ostentatious

(adj.) intended to attract notice and impress others; 'an ostentatious sable coat' .

(adj.) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar .

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• Her honest ostentatious nature made the sharing of a merited dishonor as bitter as it could be to any mortal. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He was neither ostentatious nor luxurious, neither did he care about social position, not finally. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Well, that's partly it, said Mr. Venn, with ostentatious sentiment. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Smugglers landing laces and silks have been known to wind them around their bodies, as being less ostentatious than carrying them in a trunk. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• No costume could be less ostentatious. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He passed his hand complacently over his bald head, and said with ostentatious resignation: 'My dear, we will not anticipate the decrees of fortune. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• A man can't very well be ostentatious of what nobody believes in. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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