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单词 conceit
释义
conceit
kənst kənˈsit
Word forms: plural conceits
1 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN] 自负;自高自大 Conceit is very great pride in your abilities or achievements that other people feel is too great. 自负;自高自大 [disapproval]
  • He knew, without conceit, he was considered a genius.

    不是他自命不凡,他知道大家认为他是个天才。

  • Pamela knew she was a good student, and that was not just a conceit.

    帕梅拉知道自己是个好学生,而这绝不仅仅是自负。

SYN self-importance, vanity, arrogance, complacency
2 N-COUNT (文学中)巧妙的比喻,别出心裁的对比 In literature, a conceit is a clever or unusual metaphor or comparison. (文学中)巧妙的比喻,别出心裁的对比
  • 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。

SYN image, idea, concept, metaphor
Quotations
As for conceit, what man will do any good who is not conceited? Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself Anthony Trollope Orley Farm
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