词汇 | self-aggrandizement |
释义 | self-aggrandizement noun[ U ] disapproving(alsoselfaggrandizement); (UK usuallyself-aggrandisement, selfaggrandisement)uk /ˌself.əˈɡræn.dɪz.mənt/ us /ˌself.əˈɡræn.daɪz.mənt/ the practice of doing or saying things to make yourself seem more powerful or important: 自我吹嘘 The diaries record his time in office matter-of-factly, without the need for self-congratulation or self-aggrandizement. He comes across as bright and likable, but he flirts too frequently with self-aggrandisement.他表现得很聪明,也很讨人喜欢,但他过于频繁地自我吹嘘。 Related words aggrandizement self-aggrandizing He needs to show that he really does have the national interest at heart, rather than self-aggrandizement or self-enrichment. Considering yourself a traveller traveler and everybody else as a tourist has long been a snobbish form of self-aggrandizement. The Pyramids were built for the purpose of self-aggrandizement on the part of the pharaohs. Important people and describing important people actor August augustly baron be the cat's whiskersidiom doyen first among equalsidiom FLOTUS get over something/someone get over yourself!idiom guest of honour heartbeat mogul moment movers and shakers MVP nibs notable superiority the grand old man of somethingidiom |
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