ostentation的词源

英文词源

ostentation (n.)

mid-15c., from Old French ostentacion (mid-14c.) and directly from Latin ostentationem (nominative ostentatio) "showing, exhibition, vain display," noun of action from past participle stem of ostentare "to display," frequentative of ostendere "to show" (see ostensible).

中文词源

ostentation：炫耀，卖弄

os-,向前，朝向，-tent,伸出，延展，词源同extend,tense,content.引申词义炫耀，卖弄。

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