英语词汇“highfalutin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

WORD FAMILY

highfalutin

USAGE EXAMPLES

The whole notion that he’s part of some allegory would be way too highfalutin for him, I think.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016)

Beneath the veneer of highfalutin intellectualism and the comedy of blunt honesty, the viewer responds to the truth of those connections.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016)

“In the early days, there was a lot of ivory tower, highfalutin, white paper stuff,” Ms. Sharp says.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016)

adj affectedly genteel

Syn

grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
pretentious

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

单词	highfalutin
释义	highfalutin (once / 47852 pages) adj WORD FAMILY highfalutin USAGE EXAMPLES The whole notion that he’s part of some allegory would be way too highfalutin for him, I think. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Beneath the veneer of highfalutin intellectualism and the comedy of blunt honesty, the viewer responds to the truth of those connections. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) “In the early days, there was a lot of ivory tower, highfalutin, white paper stuff,” Ms. Sharp says. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) adj affectedly genteel Syn grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da pretentious making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
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