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单词 cock-surety
释义

cock-suretyn.

Brit. /ˌkɒkˈʃʊərᵻti/, /ˌkɒkˈʃɔːrᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkɑkˈʃʊrədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocksure adj., -ty suffix1.
Etymology: < cocksure adj. + -ty suffix1, punningly after surety n.
Somewhat rare.
Confident certainty; esp. arrogant overconfidence; = cocksureness n.
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the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [noun]
overtrust?c1225
self-witc1425
self-trust1526
self-wisdom1571
self-assurance1595
confidence1599
self-confidence1604
self-security1606
self-sufficiencya1617
sufficiency1638
self-wittedness1647
self-trusting1658
self-poise1774
suffisance1781
cock-surety1819
disinvolturac1847
cocksureness1878
cocksureism1889
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun]
dogmatism1603
pragmaticalness1626
positivenessa1649
magisteriousness1650
magisterialness1651
dogmaticalness1663
dogmaticality1705
cock-surety1819
ultraism1821
pontificating1825
doctrinairism1836
absolutism1854
dogmaticism1856
doctrinaritya1869
doctrinism1872
doctrinarianism1877
cocksureness1878
cocksureism1889
1819 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1992) III. 213 Poor Jung is Guaranté general for the believableness of all Unbelievable Things..—he scorns aught below Cock-surety!
1887 Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 49 Smug severity, self-sufficiency, cock-surety.
2017 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 21 Mar. 13 With all the self-righteous cock-surety of Left-leaning youth, he is disgusted and seeks to scupper the relationship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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