英 [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 卖弄；虚饰；虚有其表
ostentation /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃən/
不可数名词 If you describe someone's behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. 卖弄; 炫耀
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
总体来说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
同义词： ostentatiousness / pomposity / pompousness / pretentiousness / puffiness / splashiness / inflation
pretentious or showy or vulgar display
卖弄；虚饰；虚有其表-引用次数：3
参考来源文化视境下的明星图书
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赛后，胜者大吹大擂(Ostentation)，上帝说：出门不要忘记带伞，一会儿我要浇花 反正我这命老和他们算的不一样，不知道是他们没算对，还是我活错了。
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ostentatious 招摇的；卖弄的；夸耀的；铺张的；惹人注目的
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
总体来说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
Forsake your greed, abandon your appetites of ostentation.
除去你的贪心，放弃你所炫耀的爱好。
Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation. (C.Nepos).
要选择行动的一生，而不是炫耀的一生。
After a decade of President Carlos Menem's brash ostentation, Mr de la Rua's greyness appeals.
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Among the next generation is George Clooney, whose suits are usually dark in color and devoid of ostentation.
With the niceties of summer long past, it's still nice to revel in the sheer pleasure of innocently glorious ostentation.