fustian
英 [ˈfʌstiən]
美 [ˈfʌstʃən]
n. 纬起绒布(旧时用作衣料); 浮夸的言语
复数：fustians
BNC.49161 / COCA.46022
牛津词典
noun
- 纬起绒布（旧时用作衣料）
a thick strong cotton cloth with a slightly rough surface, used in the past for making clothes - 浮夸的言语
language that sounds impressive but does not mean much
英英释义
noun
- a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
双语例句
- Nothing that belongs to Homer seems to have been more commonly mistaken than the just pitch of his style: some of his translators having swelled into fustian in a proud confidence of the sublime;
对于荷马来说，其最遭人误解之处莫过适当的风格高度：有些译者一味盲信其无处不崇高，而致使译文浮夸失真；