early 15c., "pomp, solemnity," from Medieval Latin pompositas, from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous). The sense of "ostentatious display" is from 1610s; earlier in French pomposité.
双语例句
1. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
他憎恶自负的作派，而且不喜欢被称为天才。
来自辞典例句
3. Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.
任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].
来自辞典例句
4. Pomposity was a feature of Mark from a very tender age.
马克在幼年时就表现得很没有礼貌.
来自辞典例句
5. She answered pomposity with irony and dominated conversations by her personality and shrewd psychology.
