bombast
bombast
[ˈbɒmbast]
noun
bombastic
adjective
bombastically
adverb
语源
[ˈbɒmbast]
noun
- [mass noun]high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
夸大的言辞，高调
bombastic
adjective
bombastically
adverb
语源
- mid 16th cent. (denoting raw cotton or cotton wool used as padding, later used figuratively): from Old French bombace, from medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, alteration of bombyx 'silkworm' (see bombazine)
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