grandiosity

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious). countable,uncountable
    — […] the narcissistic leader does not use his narcissistic charisma only as a means for political success; he needs success and applause for the sake of his own mental equilibrium. The idea of his greatness and infallibility is essentially based on his narcissistic grandiosity, not on his real achievements as a human being.

词形变化

grandiosities plural

词源

Etymology tree
English grandiose
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English grandiosity
From grandiose + -ity.
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