单词 | fustian |
释义 | fustian['fʌstiən]n. 棉麻粗布, 浮夸的话a. 棉麻粗布的, 浮夸的 fustian fus.tian AHD: [f¾s“ch…n] D.J. [6fJst.*n]K.K. [6fJst.*n]n.(名词)1. A coarse, sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax.棉亚麻混粗布:由棉和亚麻制成的粗糙而结实的布2. Any of several thick, twilled cotton fabrics, such as corduroy, having a short nap.纬起毛织物:一种有短绒毛的厚的斜纹棉织物,如灯芯绒3. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.See Synonyms at bombast 夸张话;浮夸的文章:矫饰的演讲或文章;浮夸的语言参见 bombastadj.(形容词)1. Made of or as if of fustian:用或似用纬起毛织物制的:“&I{[He]} disliked the heavy, fustian . . . and brocaded decor of Soviet officialdom” (&b{Frederick Forsyth})“[他] 不喜欢苏联官员身着纬起毛织品和棉缎的笨重的着装风格” (弗雷德里克·福赛思)2. Pompous, bombastic, and ranting:浮夸的,夸夸其谈的:“Yossarian was unmoved by the fustian charade of the burial ceremony”(&b{Joseph Heller})“约萨仁丝毫不为葬礼上浮夸的象征性仪式所激动”(约瑟夫·赫勒)语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French fustaigne 源自 古法语 fustaigne 3. from Medieval Latin fust³neum 源自 中世纪拉丁语 fust³neum 4. possibly from Latin f&9{¿stis} [wooden stick, club] loan translation of Greek xulina (lina) [wood-linen, cotton] 可能源自 拉丁语 f&9{¿stis} [木棒,棍子] 希腊语 xulina (lina) 的翻译借词 [木亚麻,棉花] 5. or from El Fostat (El Fustat), a section of Cairo, Egypt 或源自 埃富斯塔 (埃富斯塔),埃及开罗的一部分 |
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