highfalutin /ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn/

• 1. 

  ADJ People sometimes use highfalutin to describe something that they think is being made to sound complicated or important in order to impress people. 装模作样的; 华而不实的 [非正式，老式]

  例：

  This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.

  这不是为艺术而艺术的华而不实的东西，而是有所大胆创新的非凡作品。