单词 | conceit |
释义 | conceit[kən'si:t]n. 自负, 空想, 狂妄相关词组:in one's conceitout of conceit with conceit con.ceit AHD: [k…n-s¶t“] D.J. [k*n6si8t]K.K. [k*n6sit]n.(名词)1. A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.自负:某人对自己的能力或价值的过高估价2. An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.别出心裁:对习语或思想作有创意或巧妙的转用3. A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison.巧妙构思:巧妙的诗一般的想象,尤指煞费心机的或过分做作的文章4. A poem or passage consisting of such an image.指用此法创作出来的诗或文章5. The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.思想,观点:智力活动产生的结果;思想或观点6. A fanciful thought or idea.虚幻的思想或观念7. A fancy article; a knickknack.花哨的小物件;小玩意8. An extravagant, fanciful, and elaborate construction or structure:奇异的结构:一个过分夸张的、异想的和精心构造的建筑或结构:“An eccentric addition to the lobby is a life-size wooden horse, a 19th century conceit”(&b{Mimi Sheraton})“这个大厅的增建物是一个与真马同大的木马,堪称为19世纪的奇想”(米米·谢拉顿)v.tr.(及物动词) con.ceit.ed,con.ceit.ing,con.ceits 1. Chiefly British To take a fancy to.【多用于英国】 对…幻想2. Obsolete To understand; conceive.【废语】 理解;幻想语源:1. Middle English [mind, conception] 中古英语 [想法,观念] 2. from Anglo-Norman conceite 源自 英法语 conceite 3. from Late Latin conceptus * see concept 源自 后期拉丁语 conceptus *参见 concept参考词汇:1. conceit,amour-propre,egoism,egotism,narcissism,vanity2. The central meaning shared by these nouns is “a regarding of oneself with often excessive favor”: 这些名词都有一个中心意思就是“对自己的过高的评价”: immoderate and incurable vanity. &b{humility} 不可救药的过分自负 humility |
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