conceit

noun

/kənˈsiːt/

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[uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of yourself and what you do
- I can say without conceit that I have talent.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
[countable] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed
- The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
- The director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white.
Topics Literature and writingc2
[countable] (specialist) a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things synonym metaphor
- The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit.

单词	conceit
释义	conceit noun /kənˈsiːt/ /kənˈsiːt/ jump to other results [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of yourself and what you do I can say without conceit that I have talent. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 [countable] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start. The director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white. Topics Literature and writingc2 [countable] (specialist) a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things synonym metaphor The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit.
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