arrogant

英 ['ærəɡənt] 美 ['ærəɡənt]

• adj. 傲慢的；自大的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 傲慢的,自大的

   behaving in a proud and superior manner; showing too much pride in oneself and too little consideration for others

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 傲慢的
2. 自大的
3. 自负的
4. 妄自尊大的
5. 骄傲自大的
6. 夜郎自大的
7. 目中无人的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride;

   "an arrogant official"
   "arrogant claims"
   "chesty as a peacock"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. One should never be arrogant even when he is at his best.
   一个人在最得意时也不应傲慢。
2. Well as he does in study, he is not arrogant.
   虽然他功课很好，却一点都不傲慢。
3. It's arrogant of you to say that.
   你竟然那样说，未免太自大了。
4. He is an arrogant man.
   他是一个自高自大的人。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He always speaks in an arrogant tone.
   他总是以目中无人的口吻讲话。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly most mistaken.
   人们过于自信和过于傲慢之时也正是他们最易犯错之日。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. The boss's son was arrogant to all the employees.
   老板的儿子对所有的雇员都傲慢无理。
2. He is arrogant toward us.
   他对我们很傲慢。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

1. It's arrogant of him to assume he'll win every time.
   他自以为每次都能赢,未免太自大了。

经典引文

• The arrogant man looks down on others, and with lowered eyelids hardly condescends to see them.

  出自： C. Darwin

• Gudrun could see in Gerald an arrogant English contempt for a foreigner.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• Bernard gave his orders in the sharp, rather arrogant and even offensive tone of one who does not feel himself too secure in his superiority.

  出自： Aldous Huxley

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• arrogant behavior 傲慢的举止
• arrogant manner 傲慢的举止
• arrogant official 一个趾高气扬的官员

～+介词

• arrogant to a person 对人傲慢
• arrogant toward sb 对(某人)傲慢无礼

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的的arrogant；最初源自拉丁语的arrogantem，意为无礼的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• conceited
• proud
• scornful

【反义词】

• humble
• modest