詞匯精選:haughty的用法和辨析
一、詞義辨析:
haughty,proud,arrogant,vain
這些形容詞都有“驕傲的,傲慢的”之意。 haughty較正式用詞,多用于貶義。指對(duì)身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、輕視或鄙互的態(tài)度。 proud含義廣,普通用詞。褒義指自豪和榮耀以及強(qiáng)烈的自尊;貶義則指傲慢,自以為是或自鳴得意。 arrogant用于貶義,指過(guò)高估計(jì)自己,以致驕傲自大或傲慢無(wú)禮,目中無(wú)人。 vain指一個(gè)對(duì)自己的外表或?qū)ψ约毫艚o別的印象太過(guò)分地關(guān)注,以致自命不凡,自鳴得意。
二、參考例句:
They were displeased with her haughty airs.
他們討厭她高傲的派頭。
The nobles treated the common people with haughty contempt.
貴族對(duì)待平民趾高氣揚(yáng)不可一世。
Thorin was very haughty and said nothing after entering the door.
索林非常倨傲,進(jìn)門(mén)以后一句話也沒(méi)說(shuō)。
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.
驕傲導(dǎo)向滅亡,傲慢必衰敗。
Her haughty manners were meant to deceive us into thinking she was an aristocrat.
她那趾高氣揚(yáng)的行為是故意要欺騙我們使我們認(rèn)為她是一個(gè)貴族。
They are rude and haughty, jealous of their social status and eager to show off their power.
他們粗魯、目中無(wú)人,小心翼翼地守護(hù)著自己的社會(huì)地位,并樂(lè)意炫耀權(quán)力。
One should not be arrogant and haughty , but he should have a self-respecting and unyielding character.(Xu Beihong)
人不可有傲氣,但不可無(wú)傲骨。(徐悲鴻)
He was a man of about sixty, handsomely dressed, haughty in manner and with a face like a fine mask.
他大約六十歲,衣服華美態(tài)度傲昂,有一張好像一副精致的假面具似的臉。
At the beginning of this story we can see Cher as a haughty and materialistic girl, but finally she realizes the most valuable things in her life.
在這個(gè)故事的開(kāi)始我們可以看到Cher是一個(gè)傲慢自大的物質(zhì)至上的女孩,但是她最終意識(shí)到了她生活中最重要的事究竟是什么。
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