pompous
🇬🇧 UK/'pɒmpәs/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Excessively self-important, grand, or solemn in manner or speech.
自大的,傲慢的,浮夸的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpompother
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=pompous
Common Collocations
- 1.pompous speech浮夸的演讲
- 2.pompous attitude傲慢的态度
- 3.sound pompous听起来自大
- 4.pompous fool自以为是的蠢货
Example Sentences
- 1.
The pompous official delivered a lengthy speech full of empty phrases.
- 2.
He came across as pompous and condescending during the entire interview.
- 3.
Her pompous writing style alienated many readers who found it unnecessarily complex.