1828 (earlier as a French word in English), from French grandiose "impressive, grand in effect" (18c.), from Italian grandioso (which also was borrowed directly into English as a musical term), from Latin grandis "big" (see grand (adj.)). Related: Grandiosely.
雙語例句
1. She attacked her colleagues for indulging in "grandiose and grandiloquent language".
她抨擊同事“言辭浮夸做作”。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.
金那些華而不實(shí)的計(jì)劃甚至一個(gè)都還沒有開始實(shí)施。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.
不切實(shí)際的穿越沙漠計(jì)劃已成泡影。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Have grandiose aims but puny abilities, great ambition but little talent.
眼高手低, 志大才疏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.