故弄玄虚的意思：
故：故意;弄：玩弄;玄虚：用来掩盖真相，使人迷惑的欺骗手段。故意玩弄花招，迷惑人，欺骗人。 《韩非子·解老》：“圣人观其玄虚，用其周行，强字之曰道。”
英文解释
kick up a cloud of dust;be deliberately mystifying;cast [throw] a mist before sb.'s eyes;deliberately to make things look mysterious ;
【解释】：故：故意;弄：玩弄;玄虚：用来掩盖真相，使人迷惑的欺骗手段。故意玩弄花招，迷惑人，欺骗人。
【出自】：《韩非子·解老》：“圣人观其玄虚，用其周行，强字之曰道。”
【示例】：似乎在～，不叫人懂，真使人纳闷。
◎邓拓《你看山水风景美不美》
【语法】：动宾式;作谓语、宾语、状语;指故意玩弄花招，迷惑人
出处
《韩非子·解老》：“圣人观其玄虚，用其周行，强字之曰道。”
中英例句
你是知道点什么还是你又故弄玄虚了?
Do you know something or are you just being yourself?
后者常常谴责阿萨德有时卖弄学问、有时故弄玄虚的演讲显示了他的不可一世，在叙利亚去年发生暴乱之后血腥的15个月里情况尤其如此。
故弄玄虚
Still, syria's president appeared defiant, irking antigovernment syrians who regularly deplore his sometimes scientific, sometimes philosophical speech-making as condescending, especially during the 15 months of bloodshed since the uprising began last year.
奎格利故弄玄虚地表示：“随着我们品牌的不断壮大，我们对各自的承诺也会随之增强。”
"As our brand strengthens, the commitment we have to each other also increases," quigley says, mysteriously.