grandly

1. ADV You say that someone speaks or behaves grandly when they are trying to impress other people. 堂而皇之地[表不滿]

He grandly declared that "international politics is a struggle for power."

他堂而皇之地宣稱“國際政治是一場權(quán)力鬭爭?！?/p>

2. ADV You use grandly in expressions such as "grandly named" or "grandly called" to say that the name of a place or thing makes it sound much more impressive than it really is. 堂而皇之地(稱爲(wèi))

Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large farm. 露西爾的家美其名曰稱爲(wèi)城堡，盡琯實(shí)際上跟一個大辳場沒什麼區(qū)別。