汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 故作高深
故作高深
pretend to be profound
Originally not advanced, deliberately pretended to be advanced / Refers to the article deliberately using some difficult words to conceal the shallowness of the content
zuò gāo shēn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不要试图故作高深,也不要炫耀才学,以至于和你自身水平并不相称。

Don't try to sound more sophisticated or learned than you are.