形容詞 pompous:

1. puffed up with vanity- Newsweek
   同義詞：grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical, portentous
2. characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
   同義詞：ceremonious

1. He's a real gentleman, if a little pompous at times.
   他可是個(gè)正人君子，雖然有時(shí)略顯得傲慢了些。
2. He spoke with pompous exactitude.
   他以自視絕對(duì)正確的口吻說(shuō)話。
3. He's rather pompous.' Isn't he just?(ie He certainly is!)'
   ｀他有點(diǎn)兒傲氣.＇｀可不是嗎!＇
4. He's just full of wind, the pompous fool!
   他空話連篇，是個(gè)自負(fù)的蠢材！
5. Children dislike being spouted at by pompous teachers.
   學(xué)生不喜歡聽(tīng)自命不凡的教師對(duì)他們夸夸其談。
6. He is a pompous official.
   他是個(gè)自命不凡的官員。
7. We should be modest, not be pompous.
   我們應(yīng)該謙虛，不應(yīng)該自大。

pom.pous

adj.（形容詞）
Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious:
愛(ài)炫耀的，自負(fù)的：以過(guò)度的自尊或夸大的尊嚴(yán)為特征的；愛(ài)炫耀的：
例句：
pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
喜歡發(fā)號(hào)施令的自命不凡的軍官

Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic:
浮華的，虛夸的：滿是高調(diào)的短語(yǔ)的；夸大的：
例句：
a pompous proclamation.
一個(gè)夸大其詞的公告

Characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious:
壯觀的；盛大的：具有壯觀或莊嚴(yán)特征的；盛大的：
例句：
a pompous occasion.
一個(gè)盛大的場(chǎng)面

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French pompeux
源自 古法語(yǔ) pompeux
from Late Latin pompôsus
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) pompôsus
from Latin pompa [pomp] * see pomp
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pompa [壯觀] *參見(jiàn) pomp

【引伸】
pompos.ity
pom.pously
adv.（副詞）