| 词汇 | sententiously |
| 释义 | sententiously adverb disapprovinguk /senˈten.ʃəs.li/ us /senˈten.ʃəs.li/ in a sententious way (= trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important): 好说教地;说教式地;自以为是地 "There are many things to be considered before that question can be answered properly," I said sententiously.“在正确回答这个问题之前，有很多事情需要考虑，”我意味深长地说。 These gentlemen deliver their opinions sententiously.这些先生们以说教的口吻发表了他们的意见。 See sententious "One's got to make the effort," she said sententiously. The Prime Minister observed sententiously that "the loss of life is something that makes us all sad." He declares sententiously that lost riches can be recovered but death is without remedy. Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizing patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom |
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