英语词汇“proudish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

proud /prowd/

adjective

Having excessive self-esteem

Arrogant

Haughty

Having a proper sense of self-respect

Exultantly aware of the credit due to or reflected on oneself

Having a glowing feeling of gratification (because of; with of)

Giving reason for pride or boasting

Manifesting pride

Having an appearance of pride, vigour, boldness and freedom

Stately

High-spirited, fearless, untamable

Swelling

Sexually excited (esp of some female animals)

Of eg a nail-head, projecting or standing out from a plane surface

ORIGIN: OE prūd, prūt proud; perh from a LL word connected with L prōdesse to be of advantage

proudˈful adjective (esp dialect)

Proud

proudˈish adjective

Somewhat proud

proudˈly adverb

proudˈness noun (rare)

Pride

proud flesh noun

A growth or excrescence of flesh in a wound, excessive granulation tissue

proud-heartˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

Having a proud spirit

proud-mindˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

Proud in mind

proudˈ-pied adjective (Shakespeare)

Gorgeously variegated

proud-stomˈached adjective (archaic)

Haughty, arrogant

do someone proud (informal)