vanity
英 [?v?n?ti]
美['v?n?ti]
英英釋義
實用場景例句
近義詞dash braggadocio pageantry frippery array hauteur swagger fanfare show-off affectation parade pride self ostentation pomposity arrogance haughtiness
反義詞
- n. 虛榮心；空虛；浮華；無價值的東西
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?vanities;
中文詞源
vanity 自負(fù)
來自vain,自負(fù)的，虛無的，徒勞的，詞源同vainglory.
英文詞源
- vanity
- vanity: see vain
- vanity (n.)
- c. 1200, "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite "self-conceit; futility; lack of resolve" (12c.), from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas) "emptiness, aimlessness; falsity," figuratively "vainglory, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" in English is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).
雙語例句
- 1. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
- 弗蘭克·德福特是雜志《名利場》的特約編輯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.
- 使用類固醇的男人純粹是受虛榮心的驅(qū)使。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.
- 一個人的虛榮心實際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The woman is always feeling after vanity.
- 這女人一貫追求虛榮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His vanity increased with years.
- 他的虛榮心隨著年齡增長而增加.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》