同近义词辨析
haughty, arrogant, vain, proud
这组词都有“骄傲的,傲慢的”的意思,其区别是:
haughty较正式用词,多用于贬义。指对身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、轻视或鄙互的态度。
arrogant用于贬义,指过高估计自己,以致骄傲自大或傲慢无礼,目中无人。
vain指一个对自己的外表或对自己留给别的印象太过分地关注,以致自命不凡,自鸣得意。
proud含义广,普通用词。褒义指自豪和荣耀以及强烈的自尊;贬义则指傲慢,自以为是或自鸣得意。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- It is hard for a haughty man to swallow his words.
要一个傲慢的人认错是很困难的。 - The nobles treated the common people with haughty contempt.
王公贵族以不屑一顾的傲慢态度对待平民百姓。
权威例句
Haughty ConquerorsBreak Their Haughty PowerHaughty Conquerors: Amherst and the Great Indian Uprising of 1763 (review)The Tale Of Henrietta Hen - IX - HAUGHTY HENRIETTA"Haughty Conquerors": Amherst and the Great Indian Uprising of 1763 by William R. Nester'Superbia' in Vergil's 'Aeneid': Who's Haughty and Who's Not?A Haughty Challenge by Computer Shogi : Execution on Large-scale Cluster System - An Attempt with GPSshogi -Vanquish the Haughty and Spare the Subjected: A Study of Bernard of Clairvaux’s Position on Muslims and JewsThe Rumor That John Kerry is French, i.e. Haughty, Foppish, Elitist, Socialist, Cowardly, and GayDiffusing the Rumor Bomb: “John Kerry Is French” (i.e., haughty, foppish, elitist, socialist, cowardly, and gay)