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conceit

美音:[kən´si:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.原义:想法,意见,自负,幻想,狂妄

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conceit为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:conceited 过去分词:conceited 现在分词:conceiting 第三人称单数:conceits

词根

com-=together,with,wholly 变化型 co-,col-,comb-,con-,cor-,coun-

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conceit


/kən'si:t; kən`sit/
n
1 [U] excessive pride in oneself or in one's powers, abilities, etc 骄傲; 自负; 自高自大
*The conceit of the man -- comparing his own work with Picasso's! 这个自高自大的人--竟把自己的作品跟毕加索的相比!
2 [C] (fml 文) cleverly-phrased witty expression (esp in a work of literature) 俏皮诙谐的词语(尤指于文学作品中); 字字珠玑.

conceit


n
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: conceit 'thought, opinion' (14-19 centuries), from conceive, on the model of deceive, deceit]
[U]
an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance
= conceitedness
 The conceit of the woman!
[C]technical
an unusual way of showing or describing something in a play, film, work of art etc
 His sermons were full of puns and conceits.
1. His conceit is hateful.
    他的自负是可恶的。

2. His conceit is intolerable.
    他的自负令人不能容忍。

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