conceit
英 [kən'siːt]
美 [kən'sit]
助记提示
1、con- + -ceiv- + -e.
2、conceive => conceit [based on analogy of deceit (from deceive) and receipt (from receive)].
3、含义:take into the mind. => something formed in the mind. => fanciful.
4、含义:vanity,through shortening of self-conceit.
双语例句
- 1. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
- 批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
- “你表面谦虚,骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
- 对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙,从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
- 骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.
- 她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑.
来自《简明英汉词典》