| 单词 | bombastic |
| 释义 | bombastic (once / 9023 pages) adj To be bombastic is to be full of hot air — like a politician who makes grand promises and doesn't deliver. What does cotton padding have to do with the word bombastic? Bombast was cotton padding or stuffing in the 1500s. Bombastic evolved as an adjective to describe something (or someone!) that is overly wordy, pompous, or pretentious, but the adjective is most often used to describe language (speech or writing). Still not seeing the connection to cotton padding? Think of writing or speech that is overly padded and you'll understand how the meaning came about. WORD FAMILYbombastic: bombastically+/bombast: bombastic, bombasts USAGE EXAMPLESLots of people are worried that Trump’s inexperience and bombastic behavior might lead to diplomatic disasters. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) The French duo Justice, whose 2011 album “Audio, Video, Disco” explored bombastic progressive rock territory, returned to futuristic funk grooves for their latest album, “Woman.” New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Donald Trump’s bombastic campaign seemed like the terminal stage of aggrieved American machismo rather than simply the terminal stage of America. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) adj ostentatiously lofty in style Syn declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
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