vanity

英 [?v?n?ti] 美['v?n?ti]

CET6+TEM4CET4IELTSGRE考研CET6低頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?vanities;

vanity 自負(fù)

來自vain,自負(fù)的，虛無的，徒勞的，詞源同vainglory.

vanity: vanity: see vain
vanity (n.): c. 1200, "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite "self-conceit; futility; lack of resolve" (12c.), from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas) "emptiness, aimlessness; falsity," figuratively "vainglory, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" in English is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).

1. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.: 弗蘭克·德福特是雜志《名利場》的特約編輯。

2. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.: 使用類固醇的男人純粹是受虛榮心的驅(qū)使。

3. A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.: 一個(gè)人的虛榮心實(shí)際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.

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