sententiously
adverb disapproving uk/senˈten.ʃəs.li/ us/senˈten.ʃəs.li/
好说教地;说教式地;自以为是地
in a sententious way (= trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important)
"There are many things to be considered before that question can be answered properly," I said sententiously. “在正确回答这个问题之前，有很多事情需要考虑，”我意味深长地说。
These gentlemen deliver their opinions sententiously. 这些先生们以说教的口吻发表了他们的意见。
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- "One's got to make the effort," she said sententiously.
- The Prime Minister observed sententiously that "the loss of life is something that makes us all sad."
- He declares sententiously that lost riches can be recovered but death is without remedy.