mid-15c., "full of meaning," from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase, spoken in low voice .
他發(fā)表意見(jiàn)總是用柔和的聲音，簡(jiǎn)短的句子。
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase, spoken in low voice.
他發(fā)表意見(jiàn)總是用柔和的聲音,簡(jiǎn)短的句子.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.
太多的時(shí)候,重要的插話演變成了一種說(shuō)教式的對(duì)話.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Instead, Big Ben's mellow voice came clear, sententious . Reassuring, over the air.