If plans are grandiose, they sound very important or impressive, but they are not practical — too big, too showy, not thought through. That is how learners usually meet the word, and it is the meaning with an edge. A grandiose scheme promises a new city, a huge reform, a sure success, and people roll their eyes a little.

If plans are grandiose如果計畫是grandiose的, they sound very important or impressive聽起來非常重要或很了不起, but they are not practical但並不實際 — too big, too showy, not thought through太浮誇、太愛作秀，沒有想清楚。 That is how learners usually meet the word學習者通常都是這樣認識這個字的, and it is the meaning with an edge而這是帶點負面意味的用法。 A grandiose scheme一個grandiose的計畫 promises a new city, a huge reform, a sure success會承諾蓋一座新城市、一場大改革、穩贏的成功, and people roll their eyes a little讓人聽了忍不住翻白眼。

The word can also describe buildings or gestures that are simply very grand in a showy way, not always as a joke — though actually, in modern English the cool, doubtful sense is the common one. Do not mix it up with grand, which can be warm praise, or with grandiloquent, which is about fancy words, not fancy plans.

The word這個字 can also describe buildings or gestures也可以用來形容建築或動作 that are simply very grand in a showy way就只是很浮誇地宏偉, not always as a joke不一定帶著嘲諷的意思 — though actually不過其實, in modern English在現代英文裡 the cool, doubtful sense is the common one那種帶保留、懷疑意味的用法才是常見的。 Do not mix it up with grand不要把它跟grand搞混, which can be warm praise grand可以是真心的稱讚, or with grandiloquent也不要跟grandiloquent搞混, which is about fancy words, not fancy plans那講的是華麗的措辭，不是誇大的計畫。