ostentation

名词 ostentation:

1. a gaudy outward display
   同义词：fanfare, flash
2. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
   同义词：ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
3. pretentious or showy or vulgar display

1. Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.
   不装腔作势的不装腔作势的，不夸耀的; 不铺张招摇的; 谦逊

os.ten.ta.tion

n.（名词）
Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
炫耀：试图打动别人的、夸耀的展示；自吹自擂的卖弄
Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.
【古语】 显示：显示的动作或实例；展览

来源：
Middle English ostentacioun
中古英语 ostentacioun
from Old French ostentacion
源自 古法语 ostentacion
from Latin ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 ostent3tiô ostent3tiôn-
from ostent3re [frequentative of] ostendere [to show] * see ostensible
源自 ostent3re [] ostendere的重复动词 [显示] *参见 ostensible