故弄玄虚 meaning in English
kick up a cloud of dust; be deliberately mystifying; cast [throw] a mist before sb.'s eyes; deliberately to make things look mysterious; mystifying; make a mystery of ...; make things look unnecessarily mysterious; purposely to turn simple things [matters] into mysteries; play dishonest juggling tricks; purposely to mislead people with one's mystery stories; purposely to envelop the idea in an obscure language; purposely to mystify people with strange ideas; purposely to make a mystery of simple things; use a sleight of hand to fool people; use intrigues and tricks
Examples
- Is henry adams posturing ?
亨利亚当斯是不是有点故弄玄虚呢？ - She's too fond of mystery .
她喜欢故弄玄虚。 - Don't be so mysterious .
别那么故弄玄虚。 - Was it a harmless paradox, intended to puzzle her ?
这是不是一种并无恶意的反话，只是为了跟她故弄玄虚呢？ - He saw no room for mysterymongering in matters of science and mathematics .
他认为在科学和数学问题上不该有故弄玄虚之处。