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cocksure

adj.绝对可靠的,深信的,独断的

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cocksure为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:cocksureness 副词:cocksurely

cocksure


/,kɒk'ʃɔ:(r); [US] ,kɒk'ʃʊər; `kɑk`ʃur/
adj ~ (about/of sth) (infml 口) arrogantly or offensively confident 过于自信的
*He's so cocksure I'd love to see him proved wrong. 他过分自信--我倒想看看他栽跟头.

cocksure


adj old-fashioned
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: cock word used to avoid saying 'God' (14-19 centuries) + sure]
too confident of your abilities or knowledge, in a way that is annoying to other people
 He seemed rather too cocksure for my liking.