Grandiloquence is a way of talking that piles on long, formal, important-sounding words — not because the idea needs them, but because the speaker wants to sound big. It is the noun: the habit, or the style, of that kind of speech.

Grandiloquencegrandiloquence is a way of talking是一種說話方式 that piles on long, formal, important-sounding words堆滿長長的、正式的、聽起來很重要的字 — not because the idea needs them不是因為這個想法需要那些字, but而是因為 because the speaker wants to sound big說話的人想讓自己聽起來很了不起. It is the noun這是個名詞: the habit指那種說話習慣, or或那種風格 the style, of that kind of speech.

Teachers, politicians, and show-offs get accused of it. It is a critical word; almost nobody claims it as a good thing.

Teachers老師, politicians政治人物, and還有愛出風頭的人 show-offs get accused of it常常被說有這個毛病. It is a critical word這是個帶批評意味的字; almost nobody claims it as a good thing幾乎沒有人會把它當成好事來承認.

The pieces are Latin: grandis “great” and a root for “speak” (the same family as eloquent). So it is, almost literally, “great-speaking” — though actually the English meaning is not “speaking well”.

The pieces它的組成 are Latin是拉丁文: grandisgrandis "great"是「偉大」 and還有一個字根表示 a root for "speak"「說話」 (the same family as eloquent跟eloquent同一個家族). So所以 it is, almost literally幾乎可以直接翻成, "great-speaking"「偉大地說話」 — though actually不過其實, the English meaning is not這個字在英文裡的意思並不是 "speaking well"「講得好」.

Eloquent is praise. Grandiloquence is speaking too grandly.

Eloquenteloquent is praise是稱讚. Grandiloquencegrandiloquence is speaking too grandly則是說話說得太過浮誇.