堂皇形容气势盛大。例这么多的台阶显得多么堂皇。——艾青《钢都夜》英stately; grand; magnificent; dignified;冠冕堂皇。例如火如荼兵气扬勤王名号正堂皇。——清泣红《胭脂血弹词》英high-sounding; highfalutin;
富丽堂皇谓气派华贵建筑宏传。也指文章的词藻华丽。例只见当朝圣人出的是三个富丽堂皇的题目。——《儿女英雄传》大礼堂布置得富丽堂皇。英splendid; grandeur; be beautiful and imposing; be ornate and sumptuously furnished; in majestic splendour;
