vainglory

n. 自负, 极度的虚荣心

发音

UK /veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/
US /ˈveɪnˌɡlɔɚ.i/

词形变化

vainglories 复数 vainglories vaingloried vainglories 三单 vainglorying vainglorying 现在分词 vaingloried 过去式 vaingloried 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Excessive vanity.

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  2. 2.

    Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.

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  3. 3.

    Vain, ostentatious display.

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  4. 4.

    A regarding of oneself with undue favor.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To boast; to act in a vain manner.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

boastfulness

上位词 3

vanity conceit conceitedness

词源

From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”).

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