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单词 overweening
释义
overweeningo‧ver‧ween‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINoverweening
Origin:
1300-1400 overween ‘to be too confident’ (14-19 centuries), from ween ‘to think, believe’ (11-20 centuries), from Old English wenan
Examples
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  • At base there is an enormous arrogance and an overweening ambition.
  • Once again Congress had struck back against an overweening executive branch.
  • The country's authoritarianism and uniformity owe much to the state's overweening power.
too proud and confident – used to show disapproval SYN  arrogant:  overweening ambitionoverweeningly adverb
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