arrogance
英 ['ærəg(ə)ns]
美 ['ærəgəns]
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'.
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.
- 潛意識裏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