🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

夸大其词的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuàdà qí cí de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bombastic/bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的演讲充满了夸大其词的空洞言论。"

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As adjective
  1. 1

    High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated, pompous, or grandiloquent in speech or writing.

    "The politician gave a bombastic speech that promised everything but delivered nothing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the obsolete noun 'bombast' meaning cotton padding or stuffing, originating from the Late Latin 'bombax' (cotton/silk). By the late 16th century, the term shifted metaphorically to describe inflated, padded language that sounds impressive but lacks substance.

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