fustian

名词 fustian:

1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
   同义词：bombast, rant, claptrap, blah
2. a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

fus.tian

n.（名词）

A coarse, sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax.
棉亚麻混粗布：由棉和亚麻制成的粗糙而结实的布
Any of several thick, twilled cotton fabrics, such as corduroy, having a short nap.
纬起毛织物：一种有短绒毛的厚的斜纹棉织物，如灯芯绒
Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.See Synonyms at bombast
夸张话；浮夸的文章：矫饰的演讲或文章；浮夸的语言参见 bombast
adj.（形容词）
Made of or as if of fustian:
用或似用纬起毛织物制的：
例句：
.[He] disliked the heavy, fustian . . . and brocaded decor of Soviet officialdom. (Frederick Forsyth)
.[他] 不喜欢苏联官员身着纬起毛织品和棉缎的笨重的着装风格. (弗雷德里克·福赛思)

Pompous, bombastic, and ranting:
浮夸的，夸夸其谈的：
例句：
.Yossarian was unmoved by the fustian charade of the burial ceremony.(Joseph Heller)
.约萨仁丝毫不为葬礼上浮夸的象征性仪式所激动.(约瑟夫·赫勒)

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French fustaigne
源自 古法语 fustaigne
from Medieval Latin fust3neum
源自 中世纪拉丁语 fust3neum
possibly from Latin fôstis [wooden stick, club] loan translation of Greek xulina (lina) [wood-linen, cotton]
可能源自 拉丁语 fôstis [木棒，棍子] 希腊语 xulina (lina) 的翻译借词 [木亚麻，棉花]
or from El Fostat (El Fustat), a section of Cairo, Egypt
或源自 埃富斯塔 （埃富斯塔），埃及开罗的一部分