highfalutin

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn/|/ˈhaɪ.fəˌlu.tɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Pompous speech or writing. archaic,uncountable
    — Don't write so much highfalutin next time.
形容词 adj.
  1. Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical. US,informal
    — It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
highfalutinism

词源

词源 1
Possible an alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying. First appears c. 1839 in the Spirit of the Times.
词源 2
Possible an alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying. First appears c. 1839 in the Spirit of the Times.
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