| 单词 | overweening |
| 释义 | overweening From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverweeningo‧ver‧ween‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ adjective formalPROUDtoo proud and confident – used to show disapproval SYN arrogantoverweening ambition —overweeningly adverbExamples from the Corpusoverweening• 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.Origin overweening (1300-1400) overween “to be too confident” ((14-19 centuries)), from ween “to think, believe” ((11-20 centuries)), from Old English wenan |
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