conceit
英 [k?n'si?t]
美[k?n'sit]
- n. 自負(fù)；狂妄；幻想
- vt. 幻想
TEM4GRECET6低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?conceits;
助記提示
1、con- + -ceiv- + -e.
2、conceive => conceit [based on analogy of deceit (from deceive) and receipt (from receive)].
3、含義：take into the mind. => something formed in the mind. => fanciful.
4、含義：vanity，through shortening of self-conceit.
2、conceive => conceit [based on analogy of deceit (from deceive) and receipt (from receive)].
3、含義：take into the mind. => something formed in the mind. => fanciful.
4、含義：vanity，through shortening of self-conceit.
中文詞源
conceit 自負(fù)
詞源同conceive, concept. 原指形成思想和概念的，后指異想天開的，盲目自大的。
英文詞源
- conceit (n.)
- late 14c., "something formed in the mind, thought, notion," from conceiven (see conceive) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1510s), to "vanity" (c. 1600) through shortening of self-conceit (1580s).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
- 批評(píng)家們可能會(huì)認(rèn)為小說(shuō)的核心比喻過(guò)于簡(jiǎn)單。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
- “你表面謙虛，骨子里目中無(wú)人。”她說(shuō)道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
- 對(duì)守護(hù)天使的蹩腳設(shè)計(jì)弄巧成拙，從一開始就注定這部電影要失敗。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
- 驕傲使人落后, 謙虛使人進(jìn)步.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.
- 她仿佛已經(jīng)被驕傲沖昏了頭腦.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》