An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
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adj. 好夸耀的，炫耀的;（态度）自负的;讲排场的，铺张的;外观美丽的，浮华的;
💡 ostent虚饰的 + at=ate使.. + ious...的 → adj.浮华的,讲排场的,虚饰的;外观美丽的
"He gave an ostentatious yawn."
他张扬地打了个哈欠。
近义：highfalutin, highfaluting, arrogant, lavish, overblown, pompous
反义：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
vt.& vi. （把…）联系起来;讲，叙述（故事等）;
vt. 讲述，叙述;使…有联系;建立或展示联系;
vi. 有联系;涉及;符合;发生共鸣;
💡 re回+late拉 → 拉回来 → 叙述，使联系
"It is difficult to relate his argument to the facts."
很难把他的论证同事实联系起来.
近义：narrate, recite, recount, refer, report, tell
反义：uncouple, disconnect, disengage
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. （因无知、粗心等造成）的错误;大错，失策，疏忽;
vi. 犯错误;踉踉跄跄地走;无意中说出，漏嘴说出;弄糟，弄错，做错，办错;
💡 不滥的（谐音）：犯 大错还说不滥的 不兰德(谐音):美国政府(在解放军入朝作战问题上)不相信兰德公司的预测,结果犯下 大错 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：伯乐(bl)
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义：piffle, boob, err, gaffe, goof, stumble
反义：prodigy, prowess, quest, venture, achievement, campaign
n. 荒谬, 悖理, 荒谬的言行
近义：hogwash, illusion, inaccuracy, misinterpretation, mistake, nonsense
反义：cogency, coherency, cohesion, congruity, consistence, consistency
📜 Joseph Addison 的更多名言
"Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another."
🏷 更多「Conceit」名言
"The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else."
— John Blake