high and mighty

短语

a. 傲慢的, 高压的

发音

AU

词形变化

high and mighties 复数 high and mighties higher and mightier 比较级 higher and mightier highest and mightiest more high and mighty 比较级 highest and mightiest 最高级 most high and mighty 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An arrogant or self-important person.

    习语

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados My connection with these high-and-mighties ought to be purely professional, and so, in a manner, it is, but on the top of it I find myself drawn into a full-blooded, old haunted house mystery that takes me clean out of my depth.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

    比喻

    The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.

    Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.

  2. 2.

    A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic.

    历史

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