conceit

英 [kənˈsiːt]      美 [kənˈsiːt]
  • n. 自负;狂妄;幻想
  • vt. 幻想
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1、con- + -ceiv- + -e.
2、conceive => conceit [based on analogy of deceit (from deceive) and receipt (from receive)].
3、含义:take into the mind. => something formed in the mind. => fanciful.
4、含义:vanity,through shortening of self-conceit.
conceit 自负

词源同conceive, concept. 原指形成思想和概念的,后指异想天开的,盲目自大的。

conceit (n.)
late 14c., "something formed in the mind, thought, notion," from conceiven (see conceive) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1510s), to "vanity" (c. 1600) through shortening of self-conceit (1580s).
1. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。
2. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你表面谦虚,骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
3. The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙,从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
4. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.
5. She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.
她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑.

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