overweening是什么意思,overweening怎么读


overweening基本信息

读法:英 [əʊvə"wiːnɪŋ] 美 [,ovɚ"winɪŋ]

释义:

  • adj. 自负的,过于自信的;过分的
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    英英释义

    Adjective:

  • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings;"extravagant praise"
    "exuberant compliments"
    "overweening ambition"
    "overweening greed"
  • presumptuously arrogant;"had a witty but overweening manner"
    "no idea how overweening he would be"
    "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"
  • 中英词源

    overweening 过于自负的

    over-,超过,过度,ween,认为,追寻,想象,词源同win.比喻用法。

    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.

    词态变化

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    权威造句

    1. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
    “你表面谦虚,骨子里目中无人。”她说道。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
    “你表面谦虚,骨子里目中无人。”她说道。

    来自辞典例句

    3. The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
    关于这一点,傲视一切敌人不久就要得到惨痛的教训.

    来自演讲部分

    4. Madge Wildfire , who , among other indications of insanity , had a most overweening opinion of those charms.
    玛吉虽说疯疯颠颠, 却还特别爱个俊俏.

    来自辞典例句

    5. Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of , at times , overweening self - confidence.
    在她一生中,她常常靠摆出泰然自若的样子, 来掩饰内心的犹豫不定.

    来自辞典例句

    近反义词

  • boastful 自夸的
  • consequential 重要的
  • arrogant 傲慢的
  • conceited 极其自负的
  • presumptuous 放肆的
  • pompous 傲慢的
  • haughty 傲慢的
  • uppity 自负的
  • exuberant 兴高采烈的
  • extravagant 奢侈的
  • excessive 过分的
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  • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

    1. over- "beyond, above normal" + ween "以为; 想像" + -ing.

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