单词 | vainglory |
释义 | vain·glo·ry (vānglôr′ē, vān-glôrē) n. 1. Excessive or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities. 2. Vain, ostentatious display: "a narcissistic chaser of vainglory" (Jonathan Miles). [Middle English vein glory, from Old French vaine gloire, from Latin vāna glōria, empty pride : vāna, feminine of vānus, empty; see VAIN + glōria, glory, pride.] |
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