arrogance
英 ['?r?g(?)ns]
美['?r?g?ns]
- n. 自大；傲慢態度
GRE中低頻詞擴展詞匯
助記提示
1. Etymologically, to be arrogant is to make great claims about oneself.
2. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre 'claim for oneself'.
2. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre 'claim for oneself'.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
- 他從未表現出他前任的那種近乎傲慢的自信。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance.
- 潛意識里的嫉妒常表現為這種傲慢自大。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.
- 有時那些當權者頗為傲慢囂張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was a typical showman with a brashness bordering on arrogance.
- 他是一個典型的好炫耀者，有一種近乎傲慢的自負。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I can't stand that man and his arrogance.
- 我討厭那個男人和他的傲慢。
來自柯林斯例句