overweening
英 [??v?'wi?n??]
美[,ov?'win??]
- adj. 自負的，過于自信的；過分的
GRE
助記提示
1. over- "beyond, above normal" + ween "以為; 想像" + -ing.
中文詞源
overweening 過于自負的
over-,超過，過度，ween,認為，追尋，想象，詞源同win.比喻用法。
英文詞源
- overweening
- overweening: see wish
- overweening (adj.)
- mid-14c., from present participle of verb overwenen "be conceited, presume, be presumptuous, be over-confident," from Old English oferwenian "to be proud, become insolent or presumptuous;" see over- + ween.
雙語例句
- 1. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
- “你表面謙虛，骨子里目中無人?！彼f道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. 'Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said.
- “你表面謙虛，骨子里目中無人?！彼f道。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
- 關(guān)于這一點,傲視一切敵人不久就要得到慘痛的教訓(xùn).
來自演講部分
- 4. 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.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of , at times , overweening self - confidence.
- 在她一生中,她常常靠擺出泰然自若的樣子, 來掩飾內(nèi)心的猶豫不定.
來自辭典例句