橘子朗文词典

overweening

O 开头单词GRE词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈwiː.nɪŋ]
  • 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈwiː.nɪŋ]
  • 国际音标 ['əuvə'wi:niŋ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 自负的，过于自信的；过分的

词根记忆

  • over(过分) + ween(想) + ing→把自己想得过分伟大→自负的

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    overwrought：过度紧张的；过度兴奋的；过分劳累的；（文体等）过于考究的。
    overzealous：过分热心的。
  • v性质的同根词
    overwrought：工作过度；把…做过头；使过于激动（overwork的过去式和过去分词）。
  • vt性质的同根词
    overvalue：对…估价过高；过分重视。

英汉例句

  • "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。
  • '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。
  • 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.
  • "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。
  • 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.

词组短语

    短语

  • overweening advice 自负的意见
  • overweening ambition 过分自信的抱负
  • overweening pride 增上慢
  • be overweening 目中无人;妄自尊大;睥睨一切
  • overweening attitude 嚣张气焰

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • being too proud or confident in yourself

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone's great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride.