| 单词 | hauteur |
| 释义 | hauteur (once / 6000 pages) n Hauteur is an obnoxious display of overbearing pride and superiority over others. Rather than showing humility and respect, a bad king might act with hauteur toward his subjects. The noun hauteur stems from the Old English word haute, meaning "high in one's own estimation." Because it often develops as a result of power over others (or perceived power), it's often associated with royalty or politically powerful figures who throughout history have become vain and arrogant because of their position: A high-powered CEO might show hauteur toward the newly hired assistant; a professional athlete's hauteur may result from the media spotlight and multi-million-dollar contracts. WORD FAMILYhauteur: hauteurs USAGE EXAMPLESClark’s occasional chilliness and a sometimes Olympian hauteur were offset by his generous and warmhearted wife, Jane. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) He is gently unassuming and comfortably portly, and quite lacking in the hauteur one may expect from the head of such a distinctive brand. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) But she lacks a femme fatale’s merciless hauteur and cannot salvage a slight story. New York Times(Sep 01, 2016) n overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors Syn|Hypo|Hyper arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, lordliness condescension, disdainfulness, superciliousness the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior contemptuousnessthe manifestation of scorn and contempt hubrisoverbearing pride or presumption domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingnessthe trait of being imperious and overbearing superioritydisplaying a sense of being better than others snobbery, snobbishness, snobbismthe trait of condescending to those of lower social status clannishness, cliquishness, exclusivenesstendency to associate with only a select group pride, superbia unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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