grandiosity
grandiosity — 名詞
1. the habit of thinking or behaving as if you, your ideas, or your possessions are
誇大；浮誇
自認了不起或計劃不切實際的心態
the habit of thinking or behaving as if you, your ideas, or your possessions are far more impressive or important than they actually are, often appearing to others as ridiculous or pretentious
Selim's plan to build a six-story hotel in the village was dismissed as pure grandiosity.
Selim 在村裡蓋六層飯店的計畫被認為純粹是誇大妄想。
grandiosity of [plan] — negative judgement
The grandiosity of Beatriz's wedding, with three orchestras and a castle venue, embarrassed her parents.
Beatriz 那場有三個管弦樂團和一座城堡場地的婚禮，浮誇到讓她的父母很尷尬。
grandiosity of [event] — excessive scale
Dr. Adaeze noted that her patient's grandiosity made it hard for him to keep friends.
Adaeze 醫生指出，她病患的那種誇大心態使他很難交到朋友。
Hana laughed at her teenage goal to become president by age thirty — pure grandiosity.
Hana 想起自己十幾歲時立志三十歲當總統的目標——純粹是誇大妄想。
The art critic said the painter's work was full of grandiosity but low on skill.
那位藝評家說這位畫家的作品充滿浮誇，但技巧很少。
- pretentiousness
more everyday term; focuses on trying to appear more important or cultured than one really is
- pomposity
emphasizes a self-important, solemn manner, especially in speech or writing
- bombast
narrower — refers specifically to exaggerated, high-sounding language
- megalomania
much more extreme; a clinical condition of delusions of power and importance
- modesty
the quality of not claiming too much for oneself
- humility
a realistic view of one's own importance, often with a moral or spiritual dimension
- simplicity
lack of pretension or ornamentation
文法句型
grandiosity of [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Unlike grandeur, which can describe genuine impressiveness without negative judgement, grandiosity always implies that the scale or self-importance is excessive and unrealistic. In clinical psychology, grandiosity is a recognized symptom of narcissistic personality disorder.