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单词 arrogance
释义
arrogancear‧ro‧gance /ˈærəɡəns/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "I ought to be in charge here,'' said Jack with simple arrogance.
  • His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • His arrogance made him virile and masculine, his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities.
  • In Ionia, Pausanias' arrogance and lust for gold and women aroused widespread anger.
  • Most often this behavior went by the name of arrogance, but the more discerning were likely to attribute it to insecurity.
  • Such arrogance always aroused the anger of the gods.
  • The arrogance of some of the has-beens in the Athletico squad is pathetic.
  • The majority of the Amphitheater School District governing board reeks with corruption, arrogance, conflicts of interest and blatant stonewalling.
  • There is so much hostility toward this subject-so much arrogance.
  • What seemed like arrogance might be wariness.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatoran unreasonable feeling of pride
an unreasonable pride in your own abilities or qualities, which makes you behave rudely, as if other people were of no importance or interest: · "I ought to be in charge here," said Jack with simple arrogance.· His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.
too much pride in your own abilities, appearance, or qualities, especially following a success which has made you behave as if you are very important: · After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.· I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out.
great pride in yourself so that you are always thinking about yourself, especially about your appearance: · His life is driven by vanity. He has to drive around in the most expensive car and wear the best designer clothes.· Jo's vanity wouldn't let her walk past a mirror without looking in it.
when someone behaves in a rude way because they think they are very important:  I couldn’t believe the arrogance of the man!
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