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fus·tian AHD[fŭsʹchən] D.J.[ˈfʌstʃən]K.K.[ˈfʌstʃən]n.(名词)- A coarse, sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax.棉亚麻混粗布:由棉和亚麻制成的粗糙而结实的布
- Any of several thick, twilled cotton fabrics, such as corduroy, having a short nap.纬起毛织物:一种有短绒毛的厚的斜纹棉织物,如灯芯绒
- Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.See Synonyms at bombast 夸张话;浮夸的文章:矫饰的演讲或文章;浮夸的语言 参见 bombast
adj.(形容词)- Made of or as if of fustian:用或似用纬起毛织物制的:“[He] disliked the heavy, fustian . . . and brocaded decor of Soviet officialdom" (Frederick Forsyth)“[他] 不喜欢苏联官员身着纬起毛织品和棉缎的笨重的着装风格” (弗雷德里克·福赛思)
- Pompous, bombastic, and ranting:浮夸的,夸夸其谈的:"Yossarian was unmoved by the fustian charade of the burial ceremony"(Joseph Heller)“约萨仁丝毫不为葬礼上浮夸的象征性仪式所激动”(约瑟夫·赫勒)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French fustaigne 源自 古法语 fustaigne
- from Medieval Latin fustāneum 源自 中世纪拉丁语 fustāneum
- possibly from Latin fūstis [wooden stick, club] loan translation of Greek xulina (lina) [wood-linen, cotton] 可能源自 拉丁语 fūstis [木棒,棍子] 希腊语 xulina (lina) 的翻译借词 [木亚麻,棉花]
- or from El Fostat (El Fustat), a section of Cairo, Egypt 或源自 埃富斯塔 (埃富斯塔),埃及开罗的一部分
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