arrogant

英 ['?r?g(?)nt] 美['?r?ɡ?nt]

反義詞

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副詞:?arrogantly;

1. 諧音“傲落跟頭”------太傲慢導(dǎo)致栽跟頭。

arrogant: arrogant: [14] Etymologically, to be arrogant is to make great claims about oneself. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre ‘claim for oneself’, formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and rogāre ‘a(chǎn)sk’ (as in English interrogate). Already in Latin the present participle arrogāns was being used adjectivally, for ‘overbearing’, and this passed via Old French into English.
=> interrogate, prerogative
arrogant (adj.): late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare (see arrogance). Related: Arrogantly.

1. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery.: 他被寵壞了，傲慢無禮，而且經(jīng)常自命不凡。

2. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying.: 他說新聞媒體把他歪曲成了一個傲慢而又霸道的人。

3. Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob.: 肯尼斯是一個傲慢粗魯只喜歡結(jié)交權(quán)貴的勢利鬼。