conceit
英 [kən'siːt]
美 [kən'sit]
助記提示
1、con- + -ceiv- + -e.
2、conceive => conceit [based on analogy of deceit (from deceive) and receipt (from receive)].
3、含義：take into the mind. => something formed in the mind. => fanciful.
4、含義：vanity，through shortening of self-conceit.
中文詞源
conceit 自負詞源同conceive, concept. 原指形成思想和概念的，後指異想天開的，盲目自大的。
英文詞源
- conceit (n.)
- late 14c., "something formed in the mind, thought, notion," from conceiven (see conceive) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1510s), to "vanity" (c. 1600) through shortening of self-conceit (1580s).
雙語例句
- 1. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
- 批評家們可能會認為小說的核心比喻過於簡單。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
- “你表麵謙虛，骨子裏目中無人。”她說道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
- 對守護天使的蹩腳設計弄巧成拙，從一開始就注定這部電影要失敗。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
- 驕傲使人落後, 謙虛使人進步.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.
- 她仿佛已經被驕傲衝昏了頭腦.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》