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dignity, conceit

Posted on 2005-11-13 09:05  William  阅读(430)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报
dignity:  尊严、威严
self-respect:  自尊
self-love 自爱
self-satisfaction 自满
self-contempt / self-abasement 自卑
self-confidence 自信
conceit / over-confident   自负
 

dignity
威严;尊严
Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity.
她虽然很穷,但没有失去她的尊严。
The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.
"他突然插进一则粗俗不堪的笑话,使当时的庄严气氛丧失殆尽。"
Ladies and gentlemen should always act with great dignity.
太太先生们的举止应该总是十分端庄体面的。

self-respect
n.
自尊, 自尊心; 自重
lose one's self-respect
丧失自尊心

self-satisfaction
自满

conceit
No one admires a man who is full of conceit.
没有人喜欢一个十分自负的人。
He is wise in his own conceit.
他自认为聪明。