| 单词 | hubris |
| 释义 | hubris (once / 16885 pages) n Hubris is an excess of confidence: a boxer who shouts "I'm the greatest!" even though he's about to get pummeled by a much stronger opponent is displaying a lot of hubris. Hubris is from Greek, where it meant "excessive pride, violating the bounds set for humans" and was always punished by the gods. We no longer have the Greek gods, so in English it just refers to over-the-top self-confidence. If you call yourself the best in something, you better have the goods to back it up, since too much hubris can lead to embarrassment and humiliation. It's an age-old human failing: pride goeth before the fall. WORD FAMILYhubris USAGE EXAMPLESBolted with hubris, I tell myself they’re delighted to see me. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) It is singularly his film — both in style and the obsession with hubris, power and violence. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) To Copley’s mind, “Civil War” — as he deemed it — was worse than tolerating British taxation and hubris in the colonies. Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) n overbearing pride or presumption Hyper arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
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