单词	highfalutin
释义	highfalutinhigh‧fa‧lu‧tin /ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn◂ $ -tn◂/ adjective informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINhighfalutin Origin: 1800-1900 high + falutin, perhaps from fluting ‘making a high sound (as if) on the flute’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I hate it when people use highfalutin' words when regular ones will do. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Despite all of the highfalutin gadgets, intelligence for the most part was extremely poor. If you call that highfalutin management science, then I am a highfalutin management scientist. Thus, when awards time arrives, the old inferiority complexes become a factor and decisions often go in vaguely highfalutin directions. highfalutin language or behaviour seems silly although it is intended to be impressive – used to show disapproval
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