| 单词 | vainglory |
| 释义 | vainglory (once / 6410 pages) n Vainglory is a quality possessed by people who are conceited, boastful, and full of themselves. It's an ugly trait. The two halves of this word pretty much define it. Vain people have an overly high opinion of themselves, and glory is an extreme amount of attention or fame. Vainglory is possessed by people who are vain and like to glorify themselves: they're cocky and egotistical. Anyone who always tells you about how smart, attractive, or successful they are is displaying vainglory. Vainglory is the opposite of humility. WORD FAMILYvainglory: vainglories, vainglorious+/vainglorious: vaingloriously USAGE EXAMPLESSo it was not just vainglory to dub the concert “The Last Waltz”: This really was the end of something. Salon(Nov 19, 2016) I should have withheld my inhospitable corrective, deferred my display of liberal credentials, suppressed my pedagoguery, my self-aggrandisement, my vainglory. The Guardian(Nov 05, 2016) Pride made me show off and help the weaker party of the tournament You could call it vainglory. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) n outspoken conceit Syn|Hyper boastfulness conceit, conceitedness, vanity the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride |
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