show off one's learning; pedantic quoting
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to show off one's erudition; to be pedantic
formalOriginally implied carrying a bag of books; now used to criticize someone who uses excessive literary allusions or technical jargon to appear smart, often inappropriately. The tone is usually negative and slightly mocking.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
yǐn引
jīng经
jù据
diǎn典
，
yǒu有
diào掉
shū书
dài袋
de的
xián嫌
yí疑
。
He always quotes classics in his speech, which smacks of pedantic showing off.
Xiě写
kē科
pǔ普
wén文
zhāng章
yào要
tōng通
sú俗
yì易
dǒng懂
，
bì避
miǎn免
diào掉
shū书
dài袋
。
Popular science articles should be easy to understand and avoid pedantic displays of knowledge.
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Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
jiǎng讲
kè课
bù不
kū枯
zào燥
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
cóng从
bù不
diào掉
shū书
dài袋
。
This professor's lectures are not boring because he never shows off his learning.