The architect avoided ostentatious detail, letting the building's proportions rather than its ornament impress visitors.
建筑师避免炫目的细节，让建筑的比例而非装饰打动参观者。
Which choice best defines “ostentatious”?
A — Showy; meant to impress.. “ostentatious” means Showy; meant to impress..
Which word means “Showy; meant to impress.”?
D — ostentatious. “ostentatious” means Showy; meant to impress..
ostentatious — Showy; meant to impress.. In Chinese: 炫耀的；卖弄的.
ostentatious is pronounced //ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs//.
The architect avoided ostentatious detail, letting the building's proportions rather than its ornament impress visitors. (建筑师避免炫目的细节，让建筑的比例而非装饰打动参观者。)
showy, flamboyant, pretentious — all close in meaning to ostentatious (Showy; meant to impress.).
modest, understated — each the opposite of ostentatious (Showy; meant to impress.).
Yes. ostentatious is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
同 ostentation → 招摇的。