os·ten·ta·tious /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃəs◂, -ten- $ ˌɑː-/ adjectiveadj 1 SHOW OFFsomething that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich 摆阔气的,讲排场的,铺张的 She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring. 她把汽车钥匙挂在一个夸张的金钥匙圈上。
an ostentatious display of wealth 张扬地炫耀财富
2 SHOW OFFsomeone who is ostentatious likes to show everyone how rich they are 爱炫富的,喜欢摆阔的 He was vain and ostentatious. 他很虚荣,爱摆阔。
—ostentatiously adverbadv