Showy



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.鲜艳的, 显眼的
• ［英］ adj.鲜艳的, 显眼的 ( making an attractive show)
• ［例］ a showy bracelet and earrings

Webster Collegiate

adjective (showier; -est)

• Date: 1709
• 1. making an attractive show ; striking <a showy orchid>
• 2. given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display
• ? showily adverb
• ? showiness noun
• Synonyms:
  • showy, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste <the performers' showy costumes>. pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing<a pretentious parade of hard words>. ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade<the ostentatious summer homes of the rich>.

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