pomposity
n. 浮华; 虚夸; 炫耀; 自负
Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a very serious manner which shows that you think you are more important than you really are.
He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
他憎恶自负的作派,而且不喜欢被称为天才。
1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
他憎恶自负的作派,而且不喜欢被称为天才。
Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].
She answered pomposity with irony and dominated conversations by her personality and shrewd psychology.
对于虚夸自负她用的是反唇相讥,她以她的人品和机敏的心理来控制同人家谈话的进程.
Ah, the pomposity of his tone , the bluster, the arrogance.
啊, 他那巧舌如簧, 那咆哮, 那傲慢.