词汇 | lordly |
释义 | lordly adjective uk /ˈlɔːd.li/ us /ˈlɔːrd.li/ used to decribe someone who behaves as if they are better than other people: 傲慢的,高傲的 a lordly air高傲的神情 Synonyms haughtydisapproving imperious sniffyinformal snootyinformal 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 lordlylordly Even where lordly interference was minimal and rents and fines were low, moreover, ' engrossment and social polarisation were rife ' (p. 309). I know it for truth, that in a nobleman it is a lordly habit that he securely bind his mind-stronghold, guard his treasure chamber, think what he will. Certain lineages may have been prohibited from venerating ancestors in this sacred city or on lordly pyramids in the hinterland. I would have sent him a lordly number. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must get out of the lordly attitude of the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She had insulted a lordly dish by classifying it as flour confectionery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Employees in nationalised industries have been spared redundancy because they have been cushioned with huge pensions of lordly sums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Appealing to these arguments may be to the defenders of the free market, the lordly rebels are being intransigent in their principled resistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are really bringing him butter on a lordly dish, and, unfortunately for him, he is compelled to resist the offer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their most generous and constant invocation of my lordly status, however, has tended to give me a rather exaggerated sense of my own importance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unremunerative development will be financed out of this lordly loan, and the revenue will not be coming in from these particular undertakings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not the intrusion of our lordly noses into anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is not now that worship of the lordly individual that there used to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, he said in a rather lordly fashion that the court took a different view of his legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that surprising, considering the fate of the gentleman who was offered the lordly dish? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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