high-sounding highfalutin assume dignified airs like people who wear coronets, diadems or other insignia of high office dignified in form but insincere in substance
Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后, 他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
—— 给力词典精选Both sides in the dispute have been adopting a tone of moral righteousness.
纠纷双方说起话来都是冠冕堂皇。
—— 柯林斯例句Don´t say you woke up late — say you were delayed. That covers a multitude of sins!
不要说你醒来晚了——说你因为什么事耽搁了。这是个冠冕堂皇的理由!
—— 给力词典精选All looked abashed at this elegant speech , delivered with quite an air.
大家见他煞有介事地说了一套冠冕堂皇的话, 个个脸有愧色。
—— 辞典例句He made a gracious and honest remark.
他讲了几句冠冕堂皇而又出自真心的话。
—— 辞典例句