单词 | exhibitionist |
释义 | exhibitionist (once / 34160 pages) n An exhibitionist is a person who thrives on getting a lot of attention. If your best friend is an exhibitionist, you're probably used to him suddenly bursting loudly into song in public places. Exhibitionist is a fancy word for "show-off." If you're an exhibitionist, you crave the kind of reaction you get from being the center of attention. In some cases, an exhibitionist gets that attention by taking his or her clothes off in public — a streaker or flasher is also an exhibitionist. The word comes from the Old French exibicion, "show or display," from the Latin exhibere, "to show or present." WORD FAMILYexhibitionist: exhibitionists+/exhibit: exhibited, exhibiting, exhibition, exhibitor, exhibits/exhibition: exhibitioner, exhibitionism, exhibitions/exhibitioner: exhibitioners/exhibitionism: exhibitionisms, exhibitionist, exhibitionistic/exhibitor: exhibitors USAGE EXAMPLESThere is nothing extrovert, let alone exhibitionist, about him, so I wonder if it feels exposing to reveal so much of himself and his past. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) More southern — and less colorful — species like oaks and hickories may march north, eventually replacing the maples and other exhibitionists. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) “Unless the president is an exhibitionist or a lunatic, liaisons in the Oval Office, bowling alley, or East Wing are unimaginable,” he wrote. Slate(Sep 27, 2016) 1n someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention Syn|Hypo|Hyper show-off grandstander someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand hot dog, hotdogsomeone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself poser, poseura person who habitually pretends to be something he is not poseusea woman poseur egoist, egotist, swellhead a conceited and self-centered person 2n someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals Syn|Hypo|Hyper flasher streaker someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place compulsive a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things |
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