bombast
/ˈbɒmbæst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːmbæst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbäm-ˌbast/ (ame, mw)
bombast — noun
1. language that sounds important and impressive but says very little that is true
language that sounds important and impressive but says very little that is true or useful; speech or writing designed to show off rather than to communicate real ideas.
The senator's speech was full of bombast, promising change but offering no real plan.
collocation: full of bombast
Mei-Lin saw through the CEO's bombast and asked for specific numbers.
collocation: see through [sb]'s bombast
Many voters were tired of the candidate's bombast and wanted honest answers instead.
Dr. Okafor preferred plain facts over bombast in his university lectures.
The review criticized the article for its bombast and lack of evidence.
- pomposity
focuses more on a self-important manner than on the words themselves
- grandiloquence
describes very fancy, learned vocabulary; more formal and less common than bombast
- bluster
suggests noisy, threatening talk rather than showy emptiness
- plain speaking
direct, clear language without decoration
- substance
real meaning or content in what someone says
文法句型
bombast in/of/about [topic]
full of bombast
[person]'s bombast
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — never used in the plural. Strongly disapproving in tone; do not use neutrally. Common in political and media criticism.