| 释义 |
bla·tant
\ˈblātənt\ adjective
Etymology: perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter, gossip + English -ant; perhaps of imitative origin like Middle Low German pladderen to chat, gossip, Swedish pladder loose gossip, Danish bladre to gossip, Latin blaterare to chatter, bleat, croak
1. : noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : loud and clamorous
< an enormous blatant jukebox — Dan Wickenden >
2. : obtrusive in an offensive manner:
a. : conspicuous or enforcing attention in a vulgar manner (as by gaudy pretense)
< the predominant tendency toward a coarse and blatant westernization — Harold Strauss >
b. : completely or crassly obvious : prominent
< loathed the squalor and blatant poverty — Willard Robertson >
especially : brazen
< found this blatant form of intellectual seduction irresistible — Anthony West >
Synonyms: see vociferous |