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arrogance

英 ['ærəg(ə)ns] 美['ærəgəns]

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近义词vanity scorn impertinence confidence air

n. 自大；傲慢态度

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助记提示

1. Etymologically, to be arrogant is to make great claims about oneself.
2. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre 'claim for oneself'.

英文词源

arrogance (n.): c. 1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia, from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation).

双语例句

1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.: 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

2. Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance.: 潜意识里的嫉妒常表现为这种傲慢自大。

3. At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.: 有时那些当权者颇为傲慢嚣张。

4. He was a typical showman with a brashness bordering on arrogance.: 他是一个典型的好炫耀者，有一种近乎傲慢的自负。

5. I can't stand that man and his arrogance.: 我讨厌那个男人和他的傲慢。