pomp
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pomp /pɒmp $ pɑːmp/ noun [uncountable] formalTRADITION all the impressive clothes, decorations, music etc that are traditional for an important official or public ceremony 〔典礼等的〕盛况,壮观场面,排场 The Queen’s birthday was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony. 女王生日庆典场面非常盛大。 all the pomp and circumstance (=an impressive ceremony) of a treaty signing 条约签署仪式的隆重场面
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pomp• All pluck and pomp, it rang throughout the hall in dulcet tones as never before.• Prestige, if nothing else, demanded that it be entered into with due pomp and circumstance.• The people responsible for pomp and circumstance recognize this.• No amount of display or pomp is going to increase it, or lack of it detract.• All that space, all that pomp, for just a bit of food.• He chafes at the pomp and security that has descended on him with his new post.• General Meade cared but little for the pomp and parade of war.pomp and circumstance• Prestige, if nothing else, demanded that it be entered into with due pomp and circumstance.• The people responsible for pomp and circumstance recognize this.• An illustration of this can be found in the funerals of very famous people conducted with great pomp and circumstance.• The queen was welcomed with great pomp and circumstance.• The Royal Family is all about serious responsibilities: pomp and circumstance, figureheads for the land of hope and glory.• The real question is, though, does all this pomp and circumstance result in a superior loaf?Origin pomp (1300-1400) Old French pompe, from Greek, “procession”pomp nounChinese
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pomp
pomp /pɒmp $ pɑːmp/
noun [uncountable]
The Queen’s birthday was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony.
all the pomp and circumstance (=an impressive ceremony) of a treaty signing
pomp /pɒmp $ pɑːmp/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: pompe, from Greek, 'procession'
formal all the impressive clothes, decorations, music etc that are traditional for an important official or public ceremony:Language: Old French
Origin: pompe, from Greek, 'procession'