bombast
/ˈbɒmbæst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːmbæst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbäm-ˌbast/ (ame, mw)
bombast — 名詞
1. language that sounds important and impressive but says very little that is true
誇大之言
內容空洞、誇張做作的言論或文章
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.
那位參議員的演說充滿了誇大之言，承諾改變卻提不出任何具體計畫。
collocation: full of bombast
Mei-Lin saw through the CEO's bombast and asked for specific numbers.
Mei-Lin 看穿了 CEO 的誇大之言，要求對方提出具體數字。
collocation: see through [sb]'s bombast
Many voters were tired of the candidate's bombast and wanted honest answers instead.
許多選民厭倦了候選人的誇大之言，寧可聽到誠實的回答。
Dr. Okafor preferred plain facts over bombast in his university lectures.
Dr. Okafor 在大學授課時偏好樸實的事實，而非誇大之言。
The review criticized the article for its bombast and lack of evidence.
該評論批評那篇文章誇大之言太多，證據不足。
- 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.