1. 1裝腔作勢地、擺架子地

    Pompously is how someone speaks or acts when they are being : slowly, formally, with big words, as if the room should be impressed. It is the adverb that belongs with . We use it with the same cool feeling — we are not praising them. A person may walk pompously, smile pompously, or announce something pompously. Though actually the extra -ly does not change the idea; it only tells you this is about the manner, not the kind of person.

core核心畫面

組成From pompous + -ly.

同家族的字

  • pompousthe adjective this adverb is built on
  • pompositythe noun for the same stiff, self-important quality
  • pompthe older “grand show” piece inside the family

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

pompouslyadv

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    In a pompous manner.

    • When he went home on leave he rioted on a large scale - pompously.
    • That young man could offer little information, however. The sky, he explained pompously, was a great mystery that only an adept might communicate to another. He meant that he didn't know about it, Dave gathered.

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