early 15c., "pomp, solemnity," from Medieval Latin pompositas, from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous). The sense of "ostentatious display" is from 1610s; earlier in French pomposité.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
這個(gè)電視節(jié)目有些偽善和夸耀的嫌疑。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
他憎惡自負(fù)的作派，而且不喜歡被稱為天才。
來自辭典例句
3. 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[氣焰].
來自辭典例句
4. Pomposity was a feature of Mark from a very tender age.
馬克在幼年時(shí)就表現(xiàn)得很沒有禮貌.
來自辭典例句
5. She answered pomposity with irony and dominated conversations by her personality and shrewd psychology.