附庸风雅 meaning in English
(of landlords, merchants, etc.) mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture; arty-crafty; hang on to the lips of men of letters; join the art or liberty cult
Examples
- I wasn't interested in a snob degree .
我对人家附庸风雅的地位没有兴趣。 - I can be very graceful when i need to
我需要的话，我也可以附庸风雅 - The oid phiiistine won ' t budge . too arty , don ' t you know
那是老俗人不肯松口太附庸风雅了，你们不知道吗 - The old philistine won ' t budge . too arty , don ' t you know
那是老俗人不肯松口太附庸风雅了，你们不知道吗 - He is always talking about his deep interest in literature , but it ' s just a pose
他经常说他对文学有浓厚的兴趣，其实这不过是附庸风雅而已。