词汇 | hubristic |
释义 | hubristic adjective literaryuk /hjuːˈbrɪs.tɪk/ us /hjuːˈbrɪs.tɪk/ too proud: 傲慢的,自大的,自恃的 He has a hubristic resistance to admitting he is wrong. 他傲慢自大,拒绝承认自己的错误。 Synonyms arrogant conceiteddisapproving condescendingdisapproving haughtydisapproving imperious lordly overbearingdisapproving patronizing pompousdisapproving proud(FEELING IMPORTANT)disapproving self-importantdisapproving sneeringdisapproving sniffyinformal snootyinformal superciliousdisapproving superior(BETTER)disapproving Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously popinjay swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom Examples of hubristichubristic I think our attitude upon certain cultural matters verges on the hubristic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So the term "hubristic" apparently applies to them, too? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may well be hubristic in our idea that the best way to prevent global warming is through pollution control measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can make many allowances for a man in the prime of life, who is certainly human, if a little hubristic, so far as we can see. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Conceding that the tower was not ugly, she wrote that the building is in its overpowering, hubristic way, kind of pretty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were fully aware of it, to the point of a hubristic mastering of tradition itself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such an act may be referred to as an act of hubris, or the person committing the act may be said to be hubristic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scientism is naive and it is hubristic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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