[ diàoshūdài ] (喜欢引证古书以示渊博) excessive fondness of making literary quotations and historical allusions; fill writing with quotations
Example Sentences:
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If “ a belief in ghosts ” sounds too old - fashioned or superstitious , call it , more pedantically , a belief in the autonomous character of the unconscious . the two are the same 假如相信鬼魂听起来未免过时或迷信,换个掉书袋子的说法,就是相信潜意识的自主特性。两者是相同的。
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But at moments i winced like a perfectionist recalling the social gaffes of his youth ; i found a show - off quality in some of the allusions , and here or there a too - decorative surface 不过有时候我也像个完美主义者一样眨巴着眼睛,想起青年时代犯过的流行毛病;我发现有些典故有掉书袋的嫌疑,有些诗有文过其辞的地方。