| 词汇 | amour-propre |
| 释义 | amour propre noun[ U ] literaryuk /ˌæm.ʊə ˈprɒ.prə/ us /ˌɑː.mʊr ˈproʊ.prə/ a belief and confidence in your own ability and value自尊心；自信心 Synonyms conceit vanity Confidence & self-assurance aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness assertiveness training dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce forwardness safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion self-assertive to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated unmoored Examples of amour propreamour propre Because the king's position changed frequently, in accordance with the dictates of immediate policy, or amourpropre, there were no stable confrontational positions on religious censorship. It is not only, or even mainly, a question of financial greed; amourpropre will come into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are all bodies with an amourpropre which have to be consulted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that positions have been taken up, that amourpropre has been committed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that they will not be influenced by any amourpropre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He now finds he cannot, but his amourpropre prevents him going back upon the position he originally took up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a matter of amourpropre for the disinterested parish councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no amourpropre in this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This should not be a matter of amourpropre at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that one does not obstruct the police, but there are ways and means of doing these things without hurting amourpropre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, what damage has this alleged leak done, except to our amourpropre? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no amourpropre in the matter at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third consideration that thrusts itself forward is that of the amourpropre of the actual members of the boards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many interests may motivate such reluctance: political and commercial interests, fear of the consequences, or national amourpropre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put the rhetorical question: is it for reasons of amourpropre; is it for the money; or for what? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of amour propre 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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