ar·ro·gant
adjective/ˈærəɡənt/
/ˈærəɡənt/
- behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people
傲慢的；自大的 - He was a rude, arrogant young man.
他是个不懂礼貌、目中无人的年轻人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- She wanted to laugh in his arrogant face.
她想对着他傲慢的脸笑。 - The chief inspector disliked his arrogant manner.
总督察不喜欢他那副自命不凡的样子。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArrogant is used with these nouns:- attitude
- dismissal
- jerk
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin arrogant- ‘claiming for oneself’, from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to’ + rogare ‘ask’. - He was a rude, arrogant young man.