1.炫耀；夸示；卖弄
If you describe someone's behaviour asostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people.
e.g. Consumers are abandoning the excess andostentation of the 1980s...
消费者摒弃了20世纪80年代铺张摆阔的陋习。
e.g. On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack ofostentation.
大体上说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
1. ostentation在线翻译
1. 炫耀：出现这种差别的因为NE主要是puritan,而C主要是anglican,而puritan不鼓励炫耀(ostentation)财富,anglican实际上鼓励这样. 而砖结构和分开的路子造价是比较高的,因此可以用来炫耀财富. 所以C的这种房子就多. 而且在NE的anglican也是这样的.
2. 夸耀,卖弄,炫耀：ostensible 表面的;假装的 |ostentation 夸耀,卖弄,炫耀 | refraction 折光, 折射
3. 虚饰,夸张：mediocrity平凡 |ostentation虚饰,夸张 | sordid卑鄙,肮脏,贪婪,暗色调的
4. 卖弄：ostensory 圣礼显示台 |ostentation 卖弄 | ostentatious 装饰表面的
他忽视了当时在社会上流行的卖弄浮夸和一般平民的悲困痛苦。
The statue had beauty without ostentation.那座雕像有一种非虚饰的美。
Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation.他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
He objected on principle to luxury and ostentation.他反对奢侈摆阔。
Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of the 1980s...消费者摒弃了20世纪80年代铺张摆阔的陋习。
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.大体上说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
He ignored the public ostentation of his time, as well as the private misery.他忽视了当时在社会上流行的卖弄浮夸和一般平民的悲困痛苦.
Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation.他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
I thought that one is exaggerates; second, wins ostentation.我以为一是言过其实, 二是哗众取宠.
Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation. ( C . Nepos )要选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生. ( 内波斯 )
The statue has beauty without ostentation.那座雕像有一种非虚饰的美[朴实无华之美].
ostentation and revelry were ceased, for the sake of separation.停止浮华与狂欢, 因为分开.
She had a small property, which she bequeathed with much ostentation to a religious community.她有一份小小的财产, 已经大吹大擂地捐给一个宗教团体了.
Lavishment , ostentation and extravagance, banquet, all these are to fulfill personal selfish desire, power and battle.浪费, 排场, 宴会都是来满足个人的私欲, 权力和斗争.
Choose a life of actlorl, not one of ostentation.要选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生.
The statue had beauty without ostentation.那座雕像有一种非虚饰的美.
Do you reject his ostentation and glories in this world?你们会拒绝他对于这个世界的狂妄和自大 吗 ?
Forsake your greed, abandon your appetites of ostentation.除去你的贪心, 放弃你所炫耀的爱好.
Pedantry is the unseasonable ostentation of learning.“炫学者”,不合季节卖弄学问的人.
They lived meanly and without ostentation.他们生活很节俭,一点也不摆阔.
Choose a life of action, none one of ostentation.选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生.
English : Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation.每日名言(07.07.20)要选择行动的一生, 而不是炫耀的一生.
Chose a life of action, not one of ostentation.要选择行动的一生, 不要选择浮夸的一生.
ostentation and extravagance patting our village really dine together, you are convinced by townspeople?实拍我们村聚餐的排场, 城里人你服 吗 ?
Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of the 1980s.消费者摒弃了20世纪80年代铺张摆阔的陋习。
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.大体上说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
You are come..and have prevented the ostentation of our love.
出自：Anthony Cleopatra,Shakespeare
