sententious

• 形容一个人或言辞喜欢以说教、训诫的口吻谈论道德，常显得自负、浮夸或迂腐。

Describes a person or statement that is given to moralizing in a pompous or self-righteous manner.

1. Pompously moralizingC2formal

   Given to making moral statements in a self-righteous or pompous way.

   说教式的

   • His sententious remarks annoyed the audience.
   • She delivered a sententious lecture on the dangers of modern life.
   • The politician's sententious tone made him seem out of touch.

   同义词holier-than-thoumoralisticmoralizingpreachysanctimoniousself-righteous

   反义词humblemodestquietreservedrestrainedreticenttaciturnunassuming

2. Concise and meaningfulC2formal

   Expressing much in few words; pithy and full of meaning.

   简洁而富有意义

   • The proverb is a sententious piece of wisdom.
   • His sententious style of writing is admired by scholars.
   • She offered a sententious summary of the complex theory.

   同义词aphoristicbriefcompactepigrammaticgnomiclaconicpithysuccinctterse

   反义词diffuselong-windedprolixramblingverbosewordy