self-important
英 ['selfim'pɔ:tənt]
美
- adj. 妄自尊大的；高傲的
英英释义
- 1. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride;
- "an arrogant official"
- "arrogant claims"
- "chesty as a peacock"
实用场景例句
- He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
- 他傲慢自负，虚荣无知。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...self-important officials.
- 妄自尊大的官员们
柯林斯高阶英语词典
双语例句
- 1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
- 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
- 在卢克母亲审视的目光下，我感到极不自在。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
- 如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- 他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
- 她抑制着心中的自怜，将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- self-important (adj.)
- "having or showing an exaggerated estimation of one's own importance," 1728, from self- + important. Related: Self-importance (1728).
词态变化
副词: self-importantly;名词: self-importance;