Highfalutin: 爱炫耀的
在马克·吐温的小说《镀金时代》里,最能代表19世纪美国社会场景的两个词莫过于"浮华"和"冠冕堂皇", 单词highfalutin(浮夸的,爱炫耀的)就是产生于这个"华而不实"的年代,以此批评那些"堂而皇之、自以为是"的暴发户。
从19世纪中叶到20世纪初,美国进入第一次经济大发展时期,大批豪宅相继涌现,官商之间相互勾结……冒险家们对财富的渴求、吹捧和炫耀让这个时代显得躁动无序, highfalutin由此进入美国词汇,表达了公众对暴富者"虚夸"态度的反感。 据韦氏字典记载,highfalutin由high-flown衍生而来,也可以指语言方面的"夸大其辞",举个例子:I think that the way you said is a little highfalutin(我想你说得有点夸张了)。
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