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con·ceit AHD[kən-sētʹ] D.J.[kənˈsiːt]K.K.[kənˈsit]n.(名词)- 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
- 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
- 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
- A poem or passage consisting of such an image.指用此法创作出来的诗或文章
- 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
- A fanciful thought or idea.虚幻的思想或观念
- A fancy article; a knickknack.花哨的小物件;小玩意
- 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"(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 - Chiefly British To take a fancy to.【多用于英国】 对…幻想
- Obsolete To understand; conceive.【废语】 理解;幻想
- Middle English [mind, conception] 中古英语 [想法,观念]
- from Anglo-Norman conceite 源自 英法语 conceite
- from Late Latin conceptus * see concept 源自 后期拉丁语 conceptus * 参见 concept
conceit, amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity- 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”: constant boasting that reveals conceit;经常的自吹自擂显露出自负;insulted her amour-propre;蔑视她的自负;imperturbable egoism;沉默的自负;arrogance and egotism betrayed by a glance;一眼就能看出的傲慢和自负;lack of consideration arising from narcissism;因自负而欠思考;immoderate and incurable vanity. humility 不可救药的过分自负 humility
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