ostentatiousness
ostentatiousness — 名詞
1. behaviour in which someone tries to impress others by showing off their money, p
炫耀；鋪張
過度展示財富以引人注目的行為
behaviour in which someone tries to impress others by showing off their money, possessions, or achievements in a very obvious and exaggerated way.
The ostentatiousness of the billionaire's wedding, with gold tables and peacocks, surprised the richest guests.
那位億萬富翁婚禮的炫耀鋪張——金色桌子和孔雀——連最富有的賓客都感到驚訝。
adjective-heavy description of luxury event
Residents disliked the ostentatiousness of the new hotel, with its glass tower and golden lights.
居民們不喜歡那間新飯店的浮誇，到處是玻璃塔和金黃色燈光。
collocation: ostentatiousness of [building]
The critic called the ostentatiousness of the palace unnecessary, especially its tall marble corridors.
評論家批評這座宮殿的炫耀鋪張是不必要的，尤其是那些高大的大理石走廊。
Tanvi's friends laughed at her watch's ostentatiousness — too many diamonds to read the time.
Tanvi 的朋友們嘲笑她的手錶過於炫耀——太多鑽石以至於看不清時間。
Benjamin preferred simple wooden furniture and disliked the ostentatiousness that filled his neighbour's living room.
Benjamin 偏愛簡單的木製家具，不喜歡鄰居客廳裡那種浮誇的風格。
- ostentation
more common; identical meaning
- showiness
less formal, used in everyday speech
- pretentiousness
focuses on trying to seem more important or cultured than one really is
- flamboyance
can be positive or neutral; emphasises bold, colourful style rather than disapproval
- modesty
opposite quality; not showing off at all
- understatement
the deliberate choice to keep things simple and not attract attention
- simplicity
the quality of being plain and unadorned
文法句型
the ostentatiousness of [noun phrase]
possessive + ostentatiousness
用法筆記
Frequently used in critiques of architecture, fashion, events, and personal style. The tone is almost always negative or disapproving.