grandiose

/ˈɡrændiəʊs/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡrˈændiˌos] /ˈɡrændiəʊs/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡrˈændiˌos] /ˈgran-dē-ˌōs ˌgran-dē-ˈōs/ (ame, mw)

grandiose — adjective

  • grandiosepositive
  • more grandiosecomparative
  • most grandiosesuperlative

1. Something that is grandiose aims to look hugely impressive or important but goes

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Something that is grandiose aims to look hugely impressive or important but goes too far — it is so big, costly, or full of detail that it becomes silly, unrealistic, or impossible to take seriously.

例句

The architect's grandiose plan for a glass-and-steel bridge was rejected as too expensive.

grandiose plan — disapproving context, plan rejected

Bilal laughed at Esteban's grandiose description of his new job as 'chief vision officer'.

同義詞
  • overblown

    even stronger focus on exaggeration and excess; less common in formal writing

  • pompous

    focuses more on self-importance than on scale or cost; used for people and their speech

  • pretentious

    emphasises trying to appear more important or cultured than one really is

  • ambitious

    neutral or positive — lacking the negative judgment of 'grandiose'; a 'grandiose plan' fails, but an 'ambitious plan' might succeed

反義詞
  • modest

    deliberately small in scale or humble; the opposite in both size and attitude

  • down-to-earth

    practical and realistic rather than showy or excessive

文法句型

grandiose + noun

常見錯誤

❌The palace was grandiose and beautiful.
✅The palace was grand and beautiful.
💡'grandiose' has a negative tone and suggests something is excessive or laughable; use 'grand' for genuine admiration.
❌She had a grandiose collection of rare stamps.
✅She had an impressive collection of rare stamps.
💡'grandiose' implies the thing itself is trying too hard to seem important; it is not a neutral synonym for 'impressive'.