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单词 self-conceit
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self-conceitn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈsiːt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈsit/
Forms: see self- prefix and conceit n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, conceit n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + conceit n. Compare slightly earlier self-conceited adj.
1. One's opinion or estimation of oneself; esp. excessive pride in oneself; overestimation of one's own qualities; conceitedness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > [noun]
conceit1548
self-estimation1574
self-conceit1576
self-worth1610
self-esteem1619
amour propre1775
self-estimate1817
the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun]
opinionc1425
wind1484
vokea1508
conceit1567
self-weening1570
cockishness1573
weening1575
self-conceit1576
self-opinion1593
conceitedness1595
self-conceitednessa1602
self-opinionatedness1668
self-opinionativeness1743
egotism1800
swell-head1845
big-head1850
big-headedness1850
self-opinionedness1879
swollen head1898
swelled-headedness1907
ikeyness1911
1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard Ep. sig. ¶.ijv The other & chiefest, in plucking off the visard of self conceit, vnder which I somtimes proudly masked with vaine desires.
a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2 Till swolne with cunning of a selfe conceit [etc.].
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 84 To confirme that good selfe-conceit and opinion of his owne.
1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 62v Not tainted with anie humorous Selfe-conceit.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 35 Vaine-Glory; which is commonly called Pride, and selfe-conceipt.
1719 Free-thinker No. 87. 2 It too often happens, that a Man..is..intoxicated with Pride and Self-Conceit.
1782 W. Cowper Charity in Poems 199 Philosophy without his heav'nly guide, May blow up self-conceit and nourish pride.
1834 A. Smith Diary 31 Aug. (1939) I. 72 He displayed a demeanour indicative of great self-conceit and conceived importance.
1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 185 He remarks the self-conceit of a younger generation of philosophers.
1912 Crisis Apr. 256/2 Any self-conceit he may have had fell away completely before them. He knew he was only at a beginning with a long weary road to travel.
1939 P. S. Buck Chinese Novel 15 A small shrunken figure with..a boundless self-conceit, a complete scorn not only of the common people but of all other scholars.
1992 S. Fry Paperweight (1993) 52 I have a dread fear that awards serve only to encourage recipients into a state of bumptiousness and self-conceit.
2. A thought or opinion conceived by oneself without external influences. Cf. self-conception n. 1. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > personal opinion > [noun]
thinkinga1382
counsela1400
conceitc1405
private judgement1565
concept1566
self-conceit1596
lights1598
private1599
self-conception1648
phenomenon1677
two cents' worth1942
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > wilfulness > wilful thought
self-conceit1596
1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. lii. 236 Our Mindes doe wauer still. Our selfe-Conceits be winged: and we flie from good to ill.
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 98 [Naaman] had a self-conceit of the way of curing him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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