| 单词 | vanity |
| 释义 | vanity n. (pl. -ies) 1. conceit and desire for admiration of one's personal attainments or attractions. 2. a futility or unsubstantiality (the vanity of human achievement). b an unreal thing. 3. ostentatious display. 4. US a dressing-table. Phrases and idioms vanity bag (or case) a bag or case carried by a woman and containing a small mirror, make-up, etc. Vanity Fair the world (allegorized in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) as a scene of vanity. vanity unit a unit consisting of a wash-basin set into a flat top with cupboards beneath. Etymology: ME f. OF vanit{eacute} f. L vanitas -tatis (as VAIN) |
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