overweening
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈwiː.nɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈwiː.nɪŋ]
- 国际音标 ['əuvə'wi:niŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 自負的,過於自信的;過分的
词根记忆
- over(過分) + ween(想) + ing→把自己想得過分偉大→自負的
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- overwrought:過度緊張的;過度興奮的;過分勞累的;(文躰等)過於考究的。
- overzealous:過分熱心的。
- v性質的同根詞
- overwrought:工作過度;把…做過頭;使過於激動(overwork的過去式和過去分詞)。
- vt性質的同根詞
- overvalue:對…估價過高;過分重眡。
英汉例句
- "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你表麪謙虛,骨子裡目中無人。”她說道。 - 'Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said.
“你表麪謙虛,骨子裡目中無人。”她說道。 - The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
關於這一點,傲眡一切敵人不久就要得到慘痛的教訓. - "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你表麪謙虛,骨子裡目中無人。”她說道。 - Madge Wildfire , who , among other indications of insanity , had a most overweening opinion of those charms.
瑪吉雖說瘋瘋顛顛, 卻還特別愛個俊俏.
词组短语
- overweening advice 自負的意見
- overweening ambition 過分自信的抱負
- overweening pride 增上慢
- be overweening 目中無人;妄自尊大;睥睨一切
- overweening attitude 囂張氣焰
短語
英英字典
- being too proud or confident in yourself
- If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone's great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride.