"popinjay" 怎么发音
word
ˈpɒpɪndʒeɪ
PAH-pin-jay
pˈɒpɪndʒˌeɪ
POP-in-jay
释义
A popinjay is a person who is very vain, talks too much about themselves, and dresses or acts in a showy, attention-seeking way. It is an old-fashioned, often disapproving way to describe someone who shows off.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɒpɪndʒeɪ
英式英语
pˈɒpɪndʒˌeɪ
简化发音
美式
PAH-pin-jay
英式
POP-in-jay
语境中听
The prince acted like a real popinjay at the party.
Nobody liked the way the popinjay kept talking about himself.
She called him a popinjay because of his fancy clothes.
He strutted through the office like a proud popinjay, showing off his new suit.