cock·y
adjective/ˈkɒki/
/ˈkɑːki/
(comparative cockier, superlative cockiest)
(informal)- too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people
过分自信的;自以为是的 - For a young man on his first day at work he’s remarkably cocky.
对于一个第一天上班的年轻人来说,他显得非常自大。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- I'm fed up with his cocky attitude.
我厌倦了他傲慢的态度。 - They get a bit cocky and think they can do what they want.
他们变得有点自大,认为他们可以做他们想做的事。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCocky is used with these nouns:- attitude
- grin
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lecherous’): from cock + -y. - For a young man on his first day at work he’s remarkably cocky.