单词 | hubris |
释义 | hubris /hjuːbrɪs/ [uncountable] (formal or literary, disapproving) too much pride and too much confidence that you will succeed, especially when this seems to be punished later by failure, disaster or death傲慢,狂妄(尤指之后似受到惩罚般遭遇失败、灾难或死亡)◆he thought he was above the law and was ultimately punished for his hubris.他认为自己能凌驾于法律之上,最终因狂妄自大受到了惩罚。hubris/ˈhju:brɪs ||; ˈhjubrɪs/noun [u] (in literature) the fact of sb being too proud. a character with this pride usually dies because he/she ignores warnings. (文学)自恃,傲慢(这类自大的人物通常因不听警告而灭亡) |
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