grandiloquently
adverb uk/ɡrænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt.li/ us/ɡrænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt.li/
(尤指为了使某人或者某物显得重要而)卖弄词藻地,言辞浮夸地,过分华丽地
in a grandiloquent way (= using complicated language)
Before the campaign the Emperor had spoken grandiloquently of marching through Russia to India. 在这次战役之前,皇帝曾大谈特谈要穿过俄罗斯向印度进军。
The Premier referred grandiloquently to the Government's record in reducing its debt. 总理夸夸其谈地提到政府在减少债务方面的纪录。
See: grandiloquent
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- Aware of Rose's gaze, he said grandiloquently: "Do not concern yourself, dear friend".
- He stood before the empty but impressive tomb and addressed it grandiloquently in his flat, featureless voice.
- Critics grandiloquently pronounce the book a "testament to the human spirit."