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high-flown
形容语言或想法显得高高在上、华丽夸张,甚至有些不切实际。
💡 记忆钩子
把普通的话或想法举到空中:说话变得华丽、充满比喻,就是“高调而夸饰”的表达;想法若也被抬得过高,就成了脱离现实的宏大念头。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把它简单理解为“高质量”或“高级”;它通常带有说话人认为过分华丽、夸张或不切实际的评价。
- 学习时可先掌握它形容言辞华丽夸饰的用法,再扩展到形容理想、计划或观念过于宏大的用法。
📖 中文释义
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core 华丽夸饰的言辞📖 指说话或写作过分讲究辞藻、充满夸张比喻,听起来很有气势,却可能不够朴实直接。核心画面是把普通意思抬到空中,用很高调的方式表达。💡 常用结构是“high-flown + expression/speech/language”,也可说某人的话语“be high-flown”。它多用于评论书面或正式表达,通常带批评意味;不要把它当作单纯的褒义词“文雅”或“雄辩”。The speech was full of high-flown language but offered no practical solutions.这篇演讲充满华丽夸饰的语言,却没有提出任何实际解决办法。He used a high-flown expression to describe a very ordinary meal.他用一句过分华丽的话来形容一顿很普通的饭。
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common 宏大夸张的想法📖 指理想、计划或观念被抬得过高,显得宏大、精致,却不一定符合现实。它和“华丽的言辞”来自同一个核心:内容或目标被放到了很高的位置。💡 常用结构是“high-flown + ideas/notions/ideals”,也可说“high-flown ambitions”。它常用于批评不切实际的计划或理想;不要误以为它一定表示高尚、成熟或值得赞赏的思想。His high-flown plans were impressive, but he had no idea how to carry them out.他的宏大计划令人印象深刻,但他根本不知道该怎样实施。
more high-flown
comparative
most high-flown
superlative
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 2 组
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks;
同义词集:
exalted
elevated
sublime
grand
high-flown
high-minded
lofty
rarefied
rarified
idealistic
noble-minded
an exalted ideal
argue in terms of high-flown ideals
a noble and lofty concept
a grand purpose
近似: noble
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals);
同义词集:
high-flown
high-sounding
inflated
high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
近似: pretentious
🔄 变式
more high-flown
compar
most high-flown
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