vanity

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #9097 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 虚荣心, 虚无, 自负, 空虚, 时髦的小摆饰

发音

UK /ˈvænɪti/
US /ˈvænəti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

vanities 复数 vanities

教材释义与例句

名词

虚荣心；空虚；浮华；无价值的东西

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.

    虚荣心

    虚荣

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    It is a vanity to say that if two stones are dropped from a tower, the heavier will experience the greater acceleration.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

dresser emptiness conceit dressing table amour-propre conceitedness self-love toilet table

上位词 6

table pride trait worthlessness ineptitude pridefulness

下位词 9

narcissism posturing egotism boastfulness narcism self-importance self-love swelled head vainglory

相关短语

vanity table 粉妆桌 vanity number vanity numbers vanity press 作者自费出书的出版社 vanity publishing vanity publisher 接受自费出版书籍的出版社 vanity publishers vanity presses vanity license plate vanity plate (号码及字母由汽车主自选的) 虚荣性牌照 vanity license plates vanity plates vanity case 装化妆品的小手提包 vanity cases vanity box

词源

From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas.

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