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单词 portentiously
释义

portentiously

/pɔːˈtɛnʃəsli/
adverb
1In a manner which portends or foreshadows something; ominously.
2Grandiloquently; in a self-important or pretentious manner.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet. From portentious + -ly.

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