1828 (earlier as a French word in English), from French grandiose "impressive, grand in effect" (18c.), from Italian grandioso (which also was borrowed directly into English as a musical term), from Latin grandis "big" (see grand (adj.)). Related: Grandiosely.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She attacked her colleagues for indulging in "grandiose and grandiloquent language".
她抨擊同事“言辭浮夸做作”。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Not one of Kim's grandiose plans has even begun.